FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AND BESTSELLING RAMAYANA SERIES. To get this and other ebooks for Kindle in this and other series by the same author, please visit the official website of Ashok K. Banker and AKB eBOOKS at ashokbanker.com Ashok K. Banker's long-awaited Mba Series has begun! An enhanced translation with subtle expansions interleaved with vivid descriptions and action-packed narration, this sampoorn Mahabharata retelling in 18 massive volumes brings to life all the magic and majesty, wonders and violence of the world's greatest epic. This is Mahabharata as you've never experienced a once-in-a-lifetime reading experience. MAHABHARATA SERIES Book The Forest of Stories presents the fabulous creation myths and origin stories of India while setting the stage for the main narrative. Available in exclusive hand-crafted ebook editions from AKB eBOOKS, designed and formatted by the author himself. Ashok Banker is regarded as a pioneer among Indian authors. Credited as the author of the first Indian English crime novels, the first Indian TV series in English, co-writer of the first Malaysian TV series, the first Indian author of fantasy, horror and science fiction to find worldwide success, the first successful series author and many more firsts. His hugely successful Ramayana Series® was published in seven languages in 56 countries to great international acclaim. With over one million copies of his books in print worldwide, he is one of India's most successful and best-loved authors. Over 35,000 readers have contacted him via his official website - you can too. Visit him at ashokbanker.com

The Seeds of War, Book Two in Ashok Banker’s “MBA” series, introduces us to the elder protagonists of the epic, as well as some of the great loves and lusts, friendships and enmities, politics and self-sacrifice that will lay the seeds that will eventually fester and erupt into the mother of all wars. At first it may seem that the journey is the reward, with seemingly unrelated love stories, fantastical tales of exploits in the heavenly realms, divine pacts and demoniac trysts. But it soon becomes evident that all these form a tapestry revealing the grandeur and glamour of the Kuru Bharata race itself, the growing descendants of the original tribe that established perhaps the greatest and oldest human civilization ever known in recorded history. Their loves and enmities are epic, their stories astonishing, their personalities mercurial. Every page you turn reveals magical new thrills and wonders. As one larger-than-life personality after another strides onstage, the drama ratchets up to thriller level, the arrow swarms begin to fly and conflicts turn ugly as the author of the Ramayana Series once again proves himself the master of epics. Ashok Kumar Banker’s internationally acclaimed Ramayana Series® has been hailed by critics as a ‘milestone’ (India Today) and a ‘magnificently rendered labour of love’ (Outlook). It is arguably the most popular English-language retelling of the ancient Sanskrit epic. His work has been published in 56 countries, a dozen languages, several hundred reprint editions with over 1.1 million copies of his books currently in print. With the Ramayana Series® Banker embarked on a massively ambitious publishing project he calls the Epic India Library. Returning to the roots of the great ancient tales that have inspired countless authors and filmmakers, Banker sought to reclaim the original stories through a series of multi-volume retellings as well as original fiction and non-fiction. The Krishna Coriolis series, of which the first three books have been published, and the Mahabharata Series (of which this book is the second in an 18-volume series) are part of this project..

Queen Satyavati and Bhishma Pitama fear for the future of the Kuru Empire. Young princes Panduranga and Dritarashtra are both afflicted with conditions that severely impair their chances of ascending the throne of Hastinapura. Seizing the opportunity, the evil Jarasandha forces some of the most powerful kingdoms in a rebel Alliance against the Kurus. Bhishma Pitama accepts the challenge, promising Satyavati that he will do all the fighting. But within moments of the battle’s start, Jarasandha pulls a tactic that threatens to eliminate even the powerful Bhishma from the field! Now young Dri and Pandu must fight for their lives–and their legacy. Meanwhile, in distant Bhoja, young princess Kunti sacrifices her budding romance and a lazy summer with friends to serve the visiting Sage Durvasa. The old brahmin’s constant demands test her to the limit. Even his parting gift is a boon that turns out to be less a gift than a curse! Fantastic battle scenes, and unparalleled imagination mark this extraordinary epic adventure from India’s Epic Storyteller. Delving into the youthful lives of the parents of the Pandavas and father of the Kauravas, The Children of Midnight shows you the untold stories behind the great epic Mahabharata.

The Kuru princes are now grown and as young men, engaged in their own battles.But the threat of the demon Jarasandha still looms large. And this time, it is Pandu who must face his wrath. Ashok Banker is back with an enchanting new tale, flawlessly fusing history to magic in The Darkness Before Dawn, the second in the Mahabharata series.Kunti, now married to Pandu, contemplates her future, still unable to come to terms with her decisions of the past. Overcome with remorse, she seeks solace in the holy waters of the Ganga never guessing that the son she gave up was even then causing a stir in her own kingdom. Oblivious to the mischief afoot in Hastinapur, Pandu is on a mission to purge Rajagriha of the devil’s presence. But even with his prodigious skills in battle, will he be able to fell the mad king Driddha? Or will the ghosts of his past stop him?

The fourth book in Ashok K. Banker's meticulously researched and faithfully adapted Mahabharata Series - from the internationally acclaimed, award-winning and bestselling author of the Ramayana Series which pioneered the resurgence in Indian mythology! The Eclipse of Dharma narrates a thrilling, action-packed tale filled with demi-gods, demons, self-doubting princesses and palace intrigue. The fifth book in the widely beloved Mahabharata Series brings to life all the pomp, majesty, grandeur and culture of the ancient Vedic world in authentic detail. Once again, Ashok K. Banker proves why he has been called "India's Epic Storyteller" by Indian and western readers worldwide.