No matter what grab he dons, or the faith to which he subscribes, Zia believes that he is the chosen one, destined to save the world.

Gifted mathematician, stock market whiz-kid, master guerrilla strategies, Defender of the faith, Zia Khan is a man willing to die for his beliefs, and to destroy anyone who comes in his way. Zia Khan is a god’s little soldier: a terrorist.

Zia’s fate is linked with that of his brother, Amanat, who chooses the middle path. Their lives diverge and their beliefs clash, but both are confronted in their own ways with the dilemmas of faith and betrayal, god and morality.

Crafted with a deft, daring and certain hand, God’s Little Soldier is a masterpiece of storytelling. As a literary work, the novel effortlessly combines lyricism and learning, imagination and authenticity; as a modern-day allegory it highlights the dangers of religious extremism of all varieties, and is a profound and unflinching enquiry into the most pressing issues of our times.

Born in Mumbai, Kiran nagarkar, wrote his first book in a languge in which he had never written before- Marathi. The book was called Saat sakkam Trechalis, recently translated as Seven Sixes are Forty-Three, and is considered a landmark in post-independent Indian literature. His novel in English, Ravan and Eddie, acclaimed as a literary bestseller, has been translated into Marathi.

Nagarkar's writing has a lightness of pace coupled with a clarity which enables him to illuminate the mst subtle and complex philosophical concepts with a directness and intimacy which linger in the mind long after you've finished Cuckold.