Sita : Warrior of Mithila (Ram Chandra Series Book 2)
Set in India around 3400 BCE, this second instalment in Amish's Ram Chandra Series pulls the story sharply backwards in time, back to a world cracking under the weight of inequality, political rot, and popular fury. The ruling classes are despised. Resentment runs through society like a fault line. And hovering above it all, Raavan, the formidable king of Lanka, tightens his grip on a fractured Sapt Sindhu, exploiting every weakness he finds. Two ancient tribes, sworn guardians of India's sacred lands, decide the moment has come. A saviour must be found. What they discover is a baby, abandoned in an open field, shielded from a pack of wolves by a solitary vulture. She is taken in by the king of Mithila, a quietly forgotten kingdom that nobody takes seriously. Least of all, they take the child seriously. That turns out to be a significant mistake. This is Sita's origin story, told with the kind of pace that makes long chapters feel short. From orphan to prime minister to something altogether larger, her rise is the beating heart of the novel. It's a prequel in the truest sense, arriving before the first chapter of everything. Readers who enjoyed the opener will find this a worthy, engrossing companion.
- Author: Amish
- Publisher: Harper360
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- ISBN: 978-9356290914
- Pages: 361 pages