Sons of Darkness (The Raag of Rta)

**'LIKE GAME OF THRONES IN AN INDIAN UNIVERSE' DAN JONES** THE HOUSE OF THE DRAGON MEETS SUCCESSION IN AN EPIC REIMAGINING OF THE MAHABHARATA 'An unforgettable wild journey set in re-imagined Vedic India' SF Book Review 'Like Game of Thrones in an Indian alternative universe... exhilarating... heralds the arrival of a special new talent' Dan Jones ' Mahabharata imbued with A Song of Ice and Fire , The First Law , & Malazan Book of the Fallen ' Novel Notions SOME BALLADS ARE INKED IN BLOOD Bled dry by violent confrontations with the Magadhan Empire, the Mathuran Republic simmers on the brink of oblivion. Senator Krishna and his third wife Satyabhama have put their plans in motion, both within and beyond the Republic's blood-soaked borders, to protect it from total annihilation. But they are soon to discover that neither gold nor alliances last forever - and that they are not the only players on the board. Mati, Pirate-Princess of Kalinga, has decided to mend her ways and become a good wife. But old habits die hard, especially when one habitually uses murder to settle old scores. Brooding and beautiful Karna hopes to bury his brutal past, but finds that destiny is a miser when it comes to granting second chances. Hero-turned-torturer Shakuni limps through a path of daggers. Meanwhile, his foes and woes multiply, leaving little time for vengeance. Their lives are about to become yet more difficult, as a cast of sinister queens, naive kings, pious assassins and ravenous priests are converging where the Son of Darkness is prophesied to rise... even as forgotten Gods prepare to play their hand. EAN: 9781035900251 Farbverschnitt: Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen. Erscheinungsjahr: 14.01.2025 Autoren: Mohanty, Gourav Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: 688 Themenüberschrift: FICTION / Fantasy / Epic Keyword: grimdark; epic; fantasy; historical; ancient; history; retelling; reimagining; game of thrones; Mahabharata; George R.R. Martin; A Game of Thrones; Petrik Leo; India; ancient India; Indian author; debut fiction; dynasty; warrior; pirate; battle; warfare; Vedic India; Gods; Mathuran Republic; The First Law series Fachschema: Englische Bücher / Belletristik / Fantasy~Indische Belletristik / Fantasy Fachkategorie: Dark Fantasy~Epische Fantasy (High Fantasy) Imprint-Titels: Head of Zeus -- an AdAstra Book Länge: 192 mm Breite: 135 mm Höhe: 52 mm Gewicht: 474 gr Produktform: Kartoniert