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What happened after the great war? After the bloody war in which many heroes won and lost, Krishna, the avatar of Vishnu and the king of Dwarka, stood tall as a divine figure of justice and Dharma. But forty years have passed since that day, and now little is known of the elusive god. Pradhyuman, his firstborn son, now rules with an iron fist but his personal ambition seems to come in between. Will it redeem him or corrupt him further? Balaram, the brother of Krishna, and the Prime Minister of Dwarka, must find a way to form an alliance between warring clans.

Karna's Wife: The Outcast's Queen tells the extraordinary story of Karna, the unsung hero of the Mahabharata, through the eyes of his wife, Uruvi, bringing his story to the listener from a unique perspective. An accomplished Kshatriya princess who falls in love with and dares to choose the sutaputra over Arjun, Uruvi must come to terms with the social implications of her marriage and learn to use her love and intelligence to be accepted by Karna and his family.

In Tamil: Ponniyin Selvan is widely considered by many to be the greatest novel ever written in Tamil literature. It was first published as a series in the Kalki, a Tamil language magazine, during the 1950s and was later integrated into a novel. The craze for the series, which was published weekly, was such that it elevated the magazine circulation to reach a staggering figure of 71,366 copies - no mean achievement in a newly independent India.

இந்தியா சுதந்திரம் அடையும் முன்பு அடைந்த பின்பு நடந்த சம்பவங்களை உள்ளடக்கி வெளியான எழுத்தாளர் கல்கியின் நாவல் அலை ஓசை. பிராமணக் குடும்பத்தில் நடைபெறும் சம்பவங்களை, தோராயமாக 1933 ம் ஆண்டு முதல் 1948 ஆண்டு வரை நடைபெறும் சம்பவங்களை வைத்து அலை ஓசை கதை அமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது

சிவகாமியின் சபதம், கல்கி எழுதிய புகழ் பெற்ற தமிழ் புதினமாகும். 12 வருடங்களாக கல்கி வார இதழில் தொடர்கதையாக வெளிவந்த இக்கதை பிறகே ஒரு புதினமாக வெளியிடப்பட்டது.

1700 BCE, Harappa - The devta of Harappa has fallen tortured and condemned to the dungeons of the dead. His murdered wife’s pious blood falls on the sands of the metropolis, sealing the black fate of Harappa forever. 2017, Banaras - A master assassin bites into cyanide, but not before pronouncing the arrival of an unstoppable, dark force. A maha-taantric offers a chilling sacrifice. AD 325, Bithynian City (modern-day Turkey) - Unable to foresee the monster he was untethering, an extraordinary monarch commissions a terrifying world-vision spanning millennia.

1699 BCE, the Marshes of Aryavarta - As the titanic waves of pralay swallow city after city, a final battle for the Ark and the Earth begins. A ruthless barbarian-king threatens the very existence of mankind, heralding Kaliyuga - the eon of Kali. 2017, Banaras - A sacred nakshatra erupts in the night sky as the fateful, prophesied hour arrives. A God sacrifice turns into a horrific raakshasa-bali, even as the devta uncovers the bloodstained chronicles of a sinister Brotherhood.

One of the greatest fighter pilots of the Great War, Michael Courtney is saved by the French noblewoman Centaine de Thiry when he crashes near her home. Soon after, Centaine finds herself alone and carrying Michael's child and must travel across the ocean to join his family in South Africa. But no journey is ever simple, and a pregnant Centaine finds herself shipwrecked in shark-infested waters off Africa's notorious Skeleton Coast, a deadly swim away from the sun-bleached desert that will see her defenceless and alone.

Jisane Bharat kee aarthik, raajnaitik, shaikshik aur saamaajik vyavastha ko suniyojit banaaye rakhane kee ek utkrist bauddhik paramparaa ko janm diya. Apnee kootneetiyon se shatruon kaa daman kiya, apnee pratibhaa se sanskrit saahitya ko mahattvapoorna banaaya.

2017, Delhi – Vidyut’s dying ancestor summons him to Banaras. The old Brahmin chieftain of the Dev-Raakshasa Matth, or the God-Demon Clan, bears a chilling secret. Their bloodline carries an ancient curse that will plague mankind - towards its own violent extinction. 1700 BCE, Harappa – Harappa is a magnificent city on the banks of the mighty Saraswati river. The darkness of treachery, taantric exorcism and bloodshed unleashes itself on the last devta, paving the way for his devastating revenge…and the horrifying truth behind the fall of the glorious civilisation.

சிப்பாய் கலகம் என்று அழைக்கப்படும் முதல் இந்திய சுதந்திரப் போரின் பின்புலத்தில் எழுதப்பட்டது சுஜாதாவின் ரத்தம் ஒரே நிறம். இந்தியா ஒரு புதிய யுகத்தை நோக்கி நகர்ந்த இக்காலகட்டத்தின் பச்சை ரத்த படுகொலைகளும் ,குரூரங்களும் வரலாற்றின் பக்கங்களிலிருந்து உயிர்த்தெழுகின்றன . தனிமனித விருப்பு வெறுப்புகளும் இலட்சிய வாதமும் ஒன்றிணையும் புள்ளியின் உணர்ச்சி பெருக்கையும் துயரங்களையும் பிரம்மாண்டமாக சித்தரிக்கும் சுஜாதா சரித்திர புனைக்கதை வடிவிற்கு ஒரு புதிய பரிமாணத்தை அளிக்கிறார் .

The work tells the story of Jane's early life, her experience at Lowood School and as a governess. Her refusal to accept Rochester's love on any but her own strictly moral terms is a passionate cry for independence.

Silla Nordvig survived the Road of Bones. In the aftermath of her journey, her dreams of a simple life have been shattered. Beaten, betrayed, and reeling from the revelation of her true name, she flees Kopa with Reynir Galtung, the ruthless leader of the Bloodaxe Crew. Silla soon discovers Rey has been keeping secrets of his own, and they're forced into hiding together.

Mary Challoner must protect her sister at all costs. When she discovers that the notorious Marquis of Vidal is planning to run away with her little sister, Mary will not stand idly by. To save Sophia's reputation without destroying her own, Mary will take her sister's place - and once the Marquis sees through her disguise, he will be humiliated and forced to return her home. But the irresistible Marquis is a wilder rake than even Mary anticipated, and her growing feelings for him are proving an unexpected complication....

London, 1813. With his reputation and inheritance on the line, Lord Percy is determined to win the heart of the coveted diamond of the season. When that beautiful woman vanishes, his failure seems all but certain. Unless, that is, he can find her. Lady Grace is devastated when her best friend disappears. Society may be willing to believe the worst, but Grace knows her friend would never run off without leaving her a clue. Someone kidnapped her—but who?

विलियम लोवेल केन और एबेल रोस्नोवस्की, एक बोस्टन के करोड़पति के बेटा और एक निर्धन पोलिश आप्रवासी, केवल एक ही चीज दोनों में समान थी । वे दोनों एक ही दिन में दुनिया के विपरीत छोर पर पैदा हुए थे, लेकिन उनकी राहें एक दूसरे से टकरा कर एक ऐसी लड़ाई मैं बदल गयी जहाँ यह के दुसरे को तबाह करने मैं जुट गए!

The second book in the Ajaya series, Kali ka Uday tells the story of the vanquished in the epic war Mahabharata. The book narrates the story from the point of view of the Kauravas. The story starts with the Kaurava prince Duryodhana challenging Krishna before the apocalyptic war breaks out. The author describes a city waiting with bated breadth for the outcome of the war. While women, noblemen, priests and humble beings helplessly watch the war and its consequences unfold in front of them, the greedy traders circle the skies in anticipation of what's to come next.

Prithvi, a twenty-one-year-old, is searching for a mysterious middle-aged aghori (Shiva devotee), Om Shastri, who was traced more than 200 years ago before he was captured and transported to a high-tech facility on an isolated Indian island. When the aghori was drugged and hypnotized for...

In the seventh century the Cholas are vassals of the Pallavas. Parthiban conveys his dream of the Chola dynasty regaining its glory - which he believes is lost since they are no longer the independent rulers - to his young son Vikraman. Parthiban refuses to pay tribute to the Pallavas, triggering a battle in which Parthiban is killed. Before he dies, on the battlefield, an enigmatic monk promises Parthiban that he will make sure that Vikraman fulfills Parthiban's dream.

In this third Neapolitan novel, Elena and Lila, the two girls whom were first introduced in My Brilliant Friend, have become women. Lila married at sixteen and has a young son; she has left her husband and the comforts her marriage brought and now works as a common laborer. Elena has left the neighborhood, earned her college degree, and published a successful novel, all of which has opened the doors to a world of learned interlocutors and richly furnished salons.