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  • Ram Chandra, Book 4
  • Written by: Amish Tripathi
  • Narrated by: Darrpan Mehta
  • Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (771 ratings)

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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.

Contains an exclusive bonus chapter, read by Amish, to recap everything that has happened in the Ramchandra series before War of Lanka.

©2022 Amish Tripathi (P)2022 Audible, Inc.

About the Creator

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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Awesome story telling n writing both

Loved the book. the story was build up very nicely n can be correlated with today's warfare techniques. Very well researched n narrated story. even the back ground music adds on nicely to make it one of the best books listened till date. thanx Audible

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Beautiful

I liked this realistic and believable humane perspective of Ramayan. Many links between the characters.

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A quick conclusion

Story was good although not all characters are covered in detail but a conclusive ending. loved the background sound specially related to pushpak viman when indrajit tried to thrash the army

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just one word Awesome

loved it and Amish philosophical discussion are too good amazed with this book ..

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Enjoyable

The interpretation was interesting. Even Enemies, war etc were presented with dignity and grace

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awesome narration 👍

very well narrated, couldn't just stop myself from listening at times, had an amazing time listening to this book.

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War Of Lanka

Wonderful story and phenomenal narration. I have listened this book in 2-3 days only.

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Best among the other four books.

I love this this book compare to the other three I. The series. The story structure rings once mind if Ramayan can be portrait this way also. Brilliant way of writing and sweeping between the stories. Audible had made it awesome thru listening. Thank you. I felt the chapter 24-24 lags the story where Vasist, Nandani & Vishwamitra where discussing politics l, it was unnecessary. Overall it great to hear the Ram Charit series by Amish.

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It’s written as it could be !!

The story telling were superb and characters were described as they could be in their lifetime the connecting event with today’s knowledge were exceptional specifically the connect with Sinauli !

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Brilliant audible rendition for this book

The story is brought to life in a fantastic way in this audible rendition. The story by Amish itself is a fantastic take on the epic mythology of Ramayana.

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1) Building the bridge - Ram Setu
2) War at Oongayara
3) Left flank battle with Kumbhakarna

The battle did feel a bit rushed towards the end though, however, overall the book was fantastic to listen to.

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