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#BookOverview The King Within by Nandini Sengupta @AuthorNandini

A sabre-rattling tale of love, revenge, friendship & ambition, The King Within is a remarkable novel about the power of passion & the passion for power, & the difficult choices a man must make

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@AuthorNandini @IndicaBooks In the thick forests of Malwa, a mysterious stranger gallops into combat to rescue a young courtesan, Darshini

His name is Deva and he is the younger son of Emperor Samudragupta
@AuthorNandini @IndicaBooks That chance encounter that Darshini has, with Deva and with his two friends, the loyal general Saba Virasena and the great poet Kalidas, forges a bond that lasts a lifetime
@AuthorNandini @IndicaBooks In time, from a dispossessed prince, Deva goes on to become one of the greatest monarchs in ancient India, Chandragupta Vikramaditya

But the quest for glory comes with a blood price
@AuthorNandini @IndicaBooks For as Chandragupta the emperor sets aside his personal priorities to build a destiny for himself, his one-time friends become his harshest critics...
@AuthorNandini @IndicaBooks Get your copy now: amazon.in/King-Within-Na…

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