{"product_id":"ashoka-prince-of-the-mauryas-ashok-k-banker-9789354476143","title":"Ashoka, Prince of the Mauryas the Complete Trilogy","description":"\u003cp\u003ePrince Ashoka is one of the many heirs to the mighty Mauryan empire, ruled\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eby his father Emperor Bindusara. Disillusioned by the trappings of power, he\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehas given up his position as the crown prince, but unlike the rest of the royal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efamily, Ashoka's loyalty to Mauryavansh is unwavering. So, when he overhears\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea plot to assassinate the Emperor, he makes it his mission to root out the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eassassins from the capital city of Patliputra with the help of the fierce army of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChandikas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut little does young Ashoka know that the enemy lies within his own family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite successfully thwarting his father's assassination, he is sent away to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eadminister distant Takshashila, where he has to assist his brother Prince\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSushim. And when Ashoka takes necessary steps to squash the Pashtun\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erebellion there, his acts are seen as treasonous and he is brutally punished, left\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efor dead. The brains behind these machinations are the ruthless Queen Noor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKhorasan and her mother, the War Marshall Jezza Khorasan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho will succeed in this ruthless game of thrones? Will it be the deadly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKhorasans, or will it be Seleucus Nicator and his daughter, Queen Mother\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApama, out to fulfil their dreams of conquering the subcontinent?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr will Ashoka rise from the dead and save the vast empire founded by his\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egrandfather, the great Emperor Chandragupta Maurya?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull of ambition, intrigue, lust, battles, and the high drama of politics in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eancient India, this trilogy by master storyteller Ashok Banker appears in a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esingle, complete volume for the first time. Gripping, and pulsating with\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eaction, it recreates the rise to power of one of India's most legendary rulers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ashok K. Banker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9354476147\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789354476143\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Speaking Tiger Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.07d","brand":"Ashok K. Banker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45064929280255,"sku":"9789354476143","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_02b3976f-976e-4f02-9c34-27036f0ab7b6.jpg?v=1712125248","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ashoka-prince-of-the-mauryas-ashok-k-banker-9789354476143","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}