Amish Tripathi Knihy

Dnes je bohem. Před 4000 lety byl pouhým člověkem. Krvelačný válečník z kmene Naga zabil jeho přítele Brahaspatiho a teď je na stopě jeho ženě Sati. Řeč je o Šivovi, jenž přišel z Tibetu a kterému je přisuzována síla zničit veškeré zlo. Nezastaví se, dokud nevypátrá svého démonického nepřítele a nepomstí se. Pátrání jej zavede až k Nagům, hadímu lidu, kde se přesvědčuje o tom, že zlo je zde skutečně všudypřítomné. Království pomalu umírá a korunní princ je zavražděn. Šivovi vlastní průvodci jej zrazují a podvolují se temné straně. Šiva je však odhodlán dopátrat se pravdy, a to i přesto, že země plná smrtících tajemství před něj neustále klade různé překážky.

1900 před naším letopočtem. To, čemu dnešní Indové mylně říkají Harappská kultura. Obyvatelé tehdejší doby tuto zemi nazvali Meluha – dokonalou říši, která existovala mnoho staletí před sjednotitelem Lordem Ramem, jedním z největších panovníků všech dob. Tato kdysi hrdá říše a čelí vážným nebezpečím a je pomalu ale jistě odsouzena k zániku. Obyvatelé navíc musí čelit nájezdům z východu, ze země Chandravanshis. A aby toho nebylo málo, zdá se, že Chandravanshis se spojil s lidem Nagas, podivně deformovanými lidmi s úžasnými bojovými schopnostmi. Jedinou nadějí pro Suryavanshis je prastará legenda: Dosáhne-li zlo obřích rozměrů a zdá se být vše ztraceno, když se zdá, že vaši nepřátelé vyhráli, vynoří se hrdina. Ale může být přistěhovalec z Tibetu, Shiva, hrdinou? A chce vůbec být hrdinou? Je to jeho osud – Shiva musí vést lid Suryavanshi za pomstou a zničit zlo.

Zlo povstalo. Jen bůh je může zastavit. Šiva shromažďuje své síly. Vydává se do hlavního města Nagů Pančavati. Neelkanth se připravuje na svatou válku proti skutečnému nepříteli, muži, jehož jméno vzbuzuje i v těch nejkrvelačnějších válečnících hrůzu. Indií zmítá série krutých bitev – je to válka, v níž jde o samotnou duši národa a která připraví o život mnoho lidí. Šiva však musí za každou cenu uspět, a proto hledá pomoc u Vajaputrů. Dosáhne v boji proti zlu úspěchu?

ONLY A GOD CAN STOP IT. Shiva is gathering his forces. He reaches the Naga capital, Panchavati, and Evil is finally revealed. The Neelkanth prepares for a holy war against his true enemy, a man whose name instils dread in the fiercest of warriors. India convulses under the onslaught of a series of brutal battles. It's a war for the very soul of the nation. Many will die. But Shiva must not fail, no matter what the cost. In his desperation, he reaches out to the ones who have never offered any help to him: the Vayuputras. Will he succeed? And what will be the real cost of battling Evil? To India? And to Shiva's soul? Discover the answer to these mysteries in this concluding part of the bestselling Shiva Trilogy.

WITHOUT THE DARKNESS, LIGHT HAS NO PURPOSE. WITHOUT THE VILLAIN, WHAT WOULD THE GODS DO? INDIA, 3400 BCE. A land in tumult, poverty and chaos. Most people suffer quietly. A few rebel. Some fight for a better world. Some for themselves. Some don't give a damn. Raavan. Fathered by one of the most illustrious sages of the time. Blessed by the Gods with talents beyond all. Cursed by fate to be tested to the extremes. A formidable teenage pirate, he is filled with equal parts courage, cruelty and fearsome resolve. A resolve to be a giant among men, to conquer, plunder, and seize the greatness that he thinks is his right. A man of contrasts, of brutal violence and scholarly knowledge. A man who will love without reward and kill without remorse. This exhilarating third book of the Ram Chandra series sheds light on Raavan, the king of Lanka. And the light shines on darkness of the darkest kind. Is he the greatest villain in history or just a man in a dark place, all the time? Read the epic tale of one of the most complex, violent, passionate and accomplished men of all time.

In this second book of the series, you will follow Lady Sita's journey from an Adopted Child to the Prime Minister to finding her true calling. She is the warrior we need. The Goddess we await. She will defend Dharma. She will protect us. India, 3400 BCE. India is beset with divisions, resentment, and poverty. The people hate their rulers. They despise their corrupt and selfish elite. Raavan, the demon king of Lanka, grows increasingly powerful, sinking his fangs deeper into the hapless Sapt Sindhu. Two powerful tribes, the protectors of the divine land of India, decide that enough is enough. A savior is needed. They begin their search. An abandoned baby is found in a field. Protected by a vulture from a pack of murderous wolves. She is adopted by the ruler of Mithila, a powerless kingdom, ignored by all. Nobody believes this child will amount to much. But they are wrong. For she is no ordinary girl. She is Sita.

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3400 BCE. INDIA Ayodhya is weakened by divisions. A terrible war has taken its toll. The damage runs deep. The demon King of Lanka, Raavan, does not impose his rule on the defeated. He, instead, imposes his trade. Money is sucked out of the empire. The Sapt Sindhu people descend into poverty, despondency and corruption. They cry for a leader to lead them out of the morass. Little do they appreciate that the leader is among them. One whom they know. A tortured and ostracised prince. A prince they tried to break. A prince called Ram. He loves his country, even when his countrymen torment him. He stands alone for the law. His band of brothers, his Sita, and he, against the darkness of chaos. Will Ram rise above the taint that others heap on him? Will his love for Sita sustain him through his struggle? Will he defeat the demon Lord Raavan who destroyed his childhood? Will he fulfil the destiny of the Vishnu? Begin an epic journey with Amish's latest: the Ram Chandra Series.

EVIL HAS RISEN. ONLY A GOD CAN STOP iT. Shiva is gathering his forces, he reaches the Naga capital, Panchavati, and Evil is finally revealed. The Neelkanth prepares for a holy war against his true enemy, a man whose name instils dread in the fiercest of warriors. India convulses under the onslaught of a series of brutal battles. it's a war for the very soul of the nation. many will die. But Shiva must not fail, no matter what the cost in his desperation, he reaches out to the ones who have never offered any help to him: the Vayuputras. Will he succeed? And what will be the real cost of battling Evil? To india? And to Shiva's soul? Discover the answer to these mysteries in this concluding part of the bestselling Shiva Trilogy

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.