'Jackals howled dismally, foraging for bones and offal down in the khud below thebutcher's shop. Pasand was unperturbed by the sound…'Nowadays, we are often assured by the cool touch of technology when confronted with fear. Helpis just a call away. But the creatures of the dark await in the shadows, laughing at our foolishness,for their powers transcend those of man's modern gadgets.Could Pasand, a man of the millennium, ever think that his cell phone would be of no help ashe is caught in the clutches of the family in the graveyard? Could Harley Warren, a researcher offorbidden subjects, ever imagine that the telephone he was using to keep in touch with his friendas he explored the dark depths of a sepulchre would be useless in the face of danger?These and other elements of the night find place in this book compiled by India's favourite author,Ruskin Bond. Comprising stories by Rudyard Kipling, H.H. Munro, Bram Stoker and others,Night of the Millennium will chill you to the bone!
About the Author
Ruskin Bond is known for his signature simplistic and witty writing style. He is the author ofseveral bestselling short stories, novellas, collections, essays and children's books; and has contributeda number of poems and articles to various magazines and anthologies. At the age of twenty-three,he won the prestigious John Llewellyn Rhys Prize for his first novel, The Room on the Roof. Hewas also the recipient of the Padma Shri in 1999, Lifetime Achievement Award by the DelhiGovernment in 2012 and the Padma Bhushan in 2014.Born in 1934, Ruskin Bond grew up in Jamnagar, Shimla, New Delhi and Dehradun. Apart fromthree years in the UK, he has spent all his life in India, and now lives in Landour, Mussoorie,with his adopted family.
