LANKA WILL BURN. DARKNESS WILL PERISH.
BUT CAN LIGHT ENDURE?
INDIA, 3400 BCE.
Greed. Rage. Grief. Love. Smouldering tinder, waiting to trigger a war.
But this war is different. This one is for Dharma. This war is for the greatest Goddess of them all.
Sita has been kidnapped. Defiantly, she dares Raavan to kill her - she'd rather die than allow Ram to surrender.
Ram is beside himself with grief and rage. He prepares for war. Fury is his fuel. Calm focus, his guide.
Raavan thought he was invincible. He thought he'd negotiate and force a surrender. Little did he know…
The first three books of the second-fastest-selling book series in Indian publishing history - the Ram Chandra Series - explore the individual journeys of Ram, Sita and Raavan. In this, the epic fourth book of the series, their narrative strands crash into each other, and explode in a slaughterous war.
Will Ram defeat the ruthless and fiendish Raavan, constrained as he is by the laws of Dharma? Will Lanka burn to a cinder or fight back like a cornered tiger? Will the terrible costs of war be worth the victory?
Most importantly, will the Vishnu rise? And will the real enemies of the land fear the Vishnu? For fear is the mother of love.
About the Author
Amish is a diplomat and author. Amish published his first book in 2010 and has written 10 books (both fiction and non-fiction) till date, including the recently released War of Lanka. His books have sold 6 million copies and been translated into 20 languages. Critics have said that his books are backed by tremendous research, deep thought, a rooted pride in India, and a liberal progressive outlook.
The Week magazine acknowledged Amish as the fastest-selling author in Indian Publishing history. Forbes India has regularly ranked him among the top 100 most influential celebrities in India. Amish was also selected as an Eisenhower Fellow, a prestigious American programme for outstanding leaders from around the world, in 2014. He won the 21st Century Icon Award in the UK in 2021 and the Golden Book award for his novel Suheldev in 2022. He is also a host for TV documentaries, including for Discovery TV’s highly acclaimed Legends of the Ramayan with Amish.
He has taken over as the Minister (Culture) at the Indian High Commission in the UK and the Director of The Nehru Centre in London in October 2019. Amish is an alumnus of the prestigious Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta (he was given the Distinguished Alumnus Award by IIM – Calcutta in 2017). He worked for 14 years in the financial services industry before turning to full-time writing.
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