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Returning to Ashok K. Banker’s brilliant epic fantasy world of
the Burnt Empire, A Dark Queen Rises features Aqreen and
Krushita, a mother and daughter on a quest to protect the
innocent and bring down tyrants Queen Aqreen of Aquila leaves her
husband Jarsun and flees across the Red Desert. She is determined
to keep her daughter from being used by Jarsun to stake his claim
to the Burning Throne of Hastinaga, seat of the all-powerful Burnt
Empire. But Jarsun is vengeful and can summon legions of demoniac
forces at will. The Red Desert is vast, and the journey dangerous.
Aqreen and Krushita’s caravan of ten thousand wagons will take
several years to reach the only safe harbor, the queendom of
Reygar. Jarsun’s pursuit is relentless and his vengeance
terrible, but hope shines from the growing powers of little
Krushita herself, along with the four-armed, twin-bodied Vanjhani
wagon train leader and their band of valiant desert militia. Fierce
battles are in store. There are other players in this great game of
demigods and mortals, each pursuing their own agendas. The powerful
seer-mage Vessa seeks to join Krushita’s talents with that of
Drishya, an avatar destined to confront and kill Tyrak, Jarsun’s
diabolical son-in-law. Ladislew the assassin aligns with Tyrak for
her own reasons. All paths culminate in a feverish finale on
the hot sands of Reygar, as father, mother, and daughter confront
each other in one ultimate showdown.
From international sensation Ashok K. Banker, pioneer of the
fantasy genre in India, comes the first book in a groundbreaking,
epic fantasy series inspired by the ancient Indian classic, The
Mahabharata In a world where demigods and demons walk among
mortals, the Emperor of the vast Burnt Empire has died, leaving a
turbulent realm without an emperor. Two young princes, Adri and
Shvate, are in line to rule, but birthright does not guarantee
inheritance, for any successor must sit upon the legendary Burning
Throne and pass The Test of Fire. Imbued with dark sorceries, the
throne is a crucible-one that incinerates the unworthy. Adri and
Shvate pass The Test and are declared heirs to the empire . . . but
there is another with a claim to power, another who also survives:
a girl from an outlying kingdom. When this girl, whose father is
the powerful demonlord Jarsun, is denied her claim by the interim
leaders, Jarsun declares war, vowing to tear the Burnt Empire
apart-leaving the young princes Adri and Shvate to rule a shattered
realm embroiled in rebellion and chaos . . . Welcome to the Burnt
Empire Saga
But even in the womb, the unborn Krishna uses powerful magic to
cast a spell across the entire kingdom on the night of his birth.
The stage is set for the epic clash of the childgod and the
terrible forces of evil with the birth of Krishna, the slayer of
Kamsa - The fantastic adventures of the Hindu god Krishna have
entertained and inspired people for millennia. Playful cowherd,
mischievous lover, feared demon-slayer - the legendary exploits of
this super-being in human form rival the most rousing fantasy
epics. Now, the author of the Ramayana Series(R), the hugely
successful epic retelling of the ancient Sanskrit poem, works his
magic once again with the tales of Krishna. All the pomp, splendour
and majesty of ancient India come alive in this extraordinary
eight-book series.
As we move into the second instalment of Ashok K. Banker s Krishna
tales, the prophesied Slayer of Kamsa has been born and smuggled
out of Mathura in the dead of the night. Kamsa finds that his
nephew has escaped and flies into a demoniac rage. Meanwhile, his
evil ally Jarasandha of Magadha arrives in Mathura with his coterie
of powerful supporters to ensure that Kamsa stays loyal to him. But
Kamsa is not to be crushed. With the help of Putana, a powerful
demoness living incognito among humans, he slowly regains his
strength and acquires new powers. In Book 2 of the Krishna Coriolis
series, Ashok K. Banker retells the legendary exploits of the
Preserver in his most lovable avatar, bringing alive the majesty
and splendour of ancient India and the high drama of its epics.
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