Hastinapur Bundle - Books 1, 2 and 3
Hastinapur Bundle - Books 1, 2 and 3
Enter the world of mystical, magical Hastinapur, where Ganga the River Goddess takes you on a journey through the lives of Satyavati, Amba, Kunti, Gandhari and more.
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This bundle contains three novels:
1) The Winds of Hastinapur (Hastinapur, #1)
Ganga, the lady of the river, falls in love with Shantanu, the crown prince of Hastinapur. But theirs is not a happy union. Ganga is tasked with bringing forth eight sons to honour the curse of Sage Vasishtha, and then she must raise her eighth son on Meru.
Satyavati the fisher-girl catches the eye of King Shantanu. Though her path to the throne is smooth, she has to employ some crafty strategies to ensure that her sons will become kings.
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2) The Rise of Hastinapur (Hastinapur, #2)
Amba, Kunti and Gandhari arrive to tell their tales in this powerful sequel to Winds of Hastinapur. Here we see the history of Hastinapur take shape in three separate threads.
Amba, the princess of Kosala, thinks her future is secure when Bhishma allows her to go to her beloved. But fate conspires to drive her deep into the forest, where she must discover herself.
Pritha, the daughter of Kuntibhoja, finds herself embroiled in an adventure that takes her to Mathura. Here the secrets of the great city are revealed to her.
Gandhari, the princess of Gandhara, gives everything in her power to withstand the psychological onslaught of Bhishma. But it may not be enough.
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3) The Queens of Hastinapur (Hastinapur, #3)
In this third installment, Gandhari and Kunti come face to face in the court of Hastinapur. Despite being the wife of the older prince, Gandhari finds that she must be on her guard if her sons are to become future rulers of the Kuru house.
Kunti finds her own world crumble as her husband decrees that they must go to the forest. There she ends up with five sons - not all of them her own, and none of them her husband's. Will these princes ever be accepted as the sons of Pandu?
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Three beautiful novels for the price of two!
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Have you ever wondered about the silences of the Mahabharata?
Not the same old tired retellings of a single incident from a different point of view, but the actual silences. What must Bhishma's childhood have been like in Heaven, in the arms of his mother Ganga? What was Satyavati's inner life like, before Shantanu came to her and offered her his hand?
So many unsung characters in Vyasa's great epic: Amba, Kunti, Gandhari... so many untold tales; so many untouched meadows.
In the Hastinapur books, you will find yourself lost in the stories that Vyasa left unexplored. Join Ganga as she wrestles with her ambition of being a great river Goddess while being mother to young Bhishma; Satyavati as she wonders why she has been placed in Fate's path; Kunti as she wakes one morning on a sun-kissed bed that changes her life; Gandhari as she yearns to steer her kingdom to glory...
And Amba. Amba the scorned princess of Kosala who, after being wronged by Bhishma, has to find herself deep in the woods of Naimisha.
All these women - every single one of them - are Destiny's daughters. Their choices, their struggles, and their deepest wishes shape the path of history. And it leads all the way to Kurukshetra, where the battle to end all battles will be fought. Far, far into the future.
And lurking in the background, pulling strings that are invisible to mere mortals, are the people of Meru. Guarding the Crystal Lake. Driven by desires of their own.
Come - I assure you: you've never seen the Mahabharata like this.
OFFER: The bestselling Hastinapur Trilogy - now in a beautiful bundle.
Get the first three books of the Hastinapur series - Winds of Hastinapur, Rise of Hastinapur, and Queens of Hastinapur - in one bundled set. Just for today, you can purchase all three of them for the price of two.
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I am offering you a 30 Day Full Refund Guarantee along with your purchase. No questions asked.
If you don't enjoy the Hastinapur books, if they don't give you that quiet feeling of comfort, escape and reflection that all good stories provide, if you feel like you've wasted your money on them...
Just email me within 30 days of your purchase. Ask for your money back. And keep the books as my free gifts to you.
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The great book of time, it is said, contains only one word: 'now'. All the great rewards of life await people who know the power of 'now'. 'Now' is the only thing that matters; 'now' is all that we have.
The silences of the Mahabharata wish to speak to you. They wish to take you away from the humdrum of daily life, away into the past and into the distance, where kingdoms rise only to fall, and where the Ganga flows unfettered, pristine and youthful.
The silences of the Mahabharata wish to open themselves up to you. Won't you give them a chance?
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I've always liked myth retellings like Amish Tripathi's books, so I am probably biased. I enjoyed the new and fresh take on the Mahabharata that these books provide. I feel that the author has enough talent in him to create something new and original, and not just work in the Mahabharata universe. Well done!
I'm not usually a fan of myth retellings - I think if you want to read about our myths, why not read the originals instead of fanfiction? But with these books, I see that there is a legitimate place for myth retellings. Sharath Komarraju's approach is to write stories into the silences of the Mahabharata. The main narrative is left untouched, but he writes about what Vyasa has missed: the childhood of Bhishma, the early years of Kunti and Gandhari, the trials of Amba in the forest etc. I found that these add to the epic rather than retell it or change it. Very refreshing.
My favourite among the three books is the second - Rise of Hastinapur. It seems it's the longest of three as well, so the author takes enough time to develop each of the three characters. Each story is different to the others in tone and style, and in atmosphere. It almost felt like I got three novels for the price of one within that one book. I especially enjoyed the final Epilogue that brings the three strands of story together. Ganga is awesome!
Been wanting to read these for a long time, but they're not available anywhere else it looks like. Glad to have finally gotten my hands on them. I appreciated the app compatibility and the printable option.
Not award-winning novels by any means, but they do a good enough job entertaining you. If you're a Mahabharata / mythology nut (like me), you will enjoy them even more.