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. but there is another with a claim to power, another who also survives: a girl from an outlying kingdom. Banker Listeners Also Like These Authors > show all. His works have all been bestsellers in India and have sold around the world. Imbued with dark sorceries, the throne is a crucible-one that incinerates the unworthy.Īdri and Shvate pass The Test and are declared heirs to the empire. Banker is the pioneer of the speculative fiction genre in India and the author of more than sixty books, including the internationally acclaimed Ramayana series. 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. 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. 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
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