Demons of Chitrakut - Book Three of the Ramayana

Author: Ashok K Banker
Publisher: Penguin
Year: 2005/5
Language: English
Pages: 615
ISBN/UPC (if available): 0143033352

Description

The original Ramayana was written three thousand years ago. Now, with breathtaking imagination and brilliant storytelling, Ashok K Banker has recreated this epic tale for modern readers everywhere.

Rama has finally thwarted the demonlord Ravana and quelled the demon invasion. He is wedded to the enchanting Sita. But the young prince’s problems are far from over. For he has been challenged by Parshurama, the axe-wielding Brahmin who has never been defeated.

And should he survive this confrontation, a greater crisis awaits him. He must prepare to face fourteen years in exile deep in the heart of the forest in the tiny settlement of Chitrakut, where he will be pitted against the vengeful survivors of Ravana’s rakshasas.

PRAISE FOR THE SERIES

A milestone. Banker brings a magnificent sense of predestination to his task.
-India Today

How well Banker tells his tale! His pace never flags, his attention to detail and character is enormously inventive.
-Indian Express

Spectacular in scope and vision.
-Enigma