- Paperback: 640 pages
- Publisher: Orbit (28 May 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1841491780
- ISBN-13: 978-1841491783
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 10.8 x 4.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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'Banker spins a good yarn, full of colour and atmosphere and authentic touches' STARBURST, 'A refreshing change from generic fantasyland' STARBURST, 'Stunning' ENIGMA, 'In a word, Wow!' THE ALIEN ONLINE, 'A ripping good yarn' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, 'A marvellous landscape of princes, demons, mages and lovers' KATE ELLIOTT
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Rama has quelled the demon invasion. He has thwarted the demonlord Ravana. And he is wedded to the enchanting Sita. But the young prince's problems are far from over. For Rama has been challenged by the fabled axe-wielding brahmin Parshurama - a warrior of such power he has never been defeated. And should he survive the confrontation, a greater crisis awaits him. Accompanied by his beloved Sita and loyal brother Lakshman, the prince must travel deep into the heart of the dread forest of Dandaka-van. There he will be pitted against the vengeful survivors of Ravana's rakshasa hordes. And in the tiny outlaw settlement of Chitrakut, surrounded by blood-thirsty demons, he must prepare to face fourteen long hard years of exile. The original Ramayana was written in Sanskrit by a reformed thief-turned-sage named Valmiki, possibly as long ago as 2,000 B.C.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
PLEASE READ THE INDIAN EDITIONS INSTEAD,
By Ashok Banker "www.ashokbanker.com" (Mumbai, India) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Demons of Chitrakut (Ramayana) (Paperback)
f you are reading my Ramayana series, then I gently urge and request you to please not buy the UK or US editions, even if they're available at bargain prices. Which they probably are, since the publishers there have more or less put the books out of print, due to a lack of interest by non-Indian readers.
The Indian editions are the definitive editions of my work, containing a lengthy Introduction by me titled 'Retelling the Ramayana', which provides an essential perspective on the work, the final versions of all the books--including some small but significant changes, particularly in some book endings--no glossary, thank God, and are generally the best-edited, designed and published versions, in my opinion at least. In short, they're the Author's Preferred Edition, particularly the new hardcover omnibus editions, which represent the story in the way I had originally intended and are truly sumptuous to hold (and behold). Also, significantly, they aren't packaged as 'Fantasy' or 'SF' like the firang ones, which is a ridiculously transparent attempt at cashing in on the commercial success of the fantasy genre a la LoTR and Harry Potter. Please, people, my Ramayana series is a retelling of an epic, and that's exactly what it should be called, 'Epic'. I'd venture to call it 'Itihasa', but even Mythology, which is the label Penguin uses for the books here in India, is acceptable. But certainly not Fantasy as in one of the ubiquitous Tolkien rip-offs that are churned out in droves by western publishers, or even SF, both genres that can sometimes be wonderful in their own right, but are totally inappropriate in the context of an epic that pre-dates Tolkien by some thousands of years, and the entire tradition of western literature as well! Frankly, I feel so strongly about this that I'd even go so far as to say, if you can't get the Indian editions, then don't read the books! That's why I'm currently in the process of re-acquiring the rights to the US and UK editions and they will soon be out of print everywhere but India. Which is how it ought to be: this is a quintessentially Indian story, written by a contemporary Indian for other contemporary Indians to read. And the Indian editions are really the only way to go. Ashok K. Banker www.ashokbanker.com
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book!,
By Sabarish "Sabs" (Bangalore, India) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Demons of Chitrakut (Ramayana) (Paperback)
I am currently re-re-reading Demons of Chitrakut by Ashok K Banker and wanted to post this review of the same. Well I actually read Ashok’s Ramayana series over and over again, sometimes just a few chapters here and there or some incident or some interesting story of some character…because the books are really good and are so different from other re-tellings of the Ramayana and one would have never read the Ramayana in this style ever before and ofcourse the Ramayana itself is such a timeless and wonderful epic. Like the previous two books, this one does not fail to hold you captive! Infact for once being held captive is a nice idea. You just don’t want this book to get over! This 3rd book resumes immediately where Siege of Mithila left us…at the very exciting attack of the demons. The book goes on to describe Rama’s wedding with Sita and the interaction between Rama and Parashurama (one of my favourites). This is the book in which Rama, Sita and Lakshmana are sent into exile thanks to the manipulated Kaikeyi’s demands of the two boons that were promised to her by Dasaratha. Manthara’s evil ways are finally revealed and she is banished from the Kingdom. Rama, Sita and Lakshmana go to Dandaka-van and a broken hearted Maharaja Dasaratha passes away with Rama’s name on his lips. We then read about Rama’s adventures in the forests with Guha, chief of the hunters and his meeting with Sabari, the tribal woman. It is after her that the Ayyappa temple hill is named Sabarimala in Kerala, and incidently after which I am named! Rama, Sita and Lakshmana finally settle down at the beautiful and calm Chitrakut hill for their long fourteen year exile, but its not all peace and quiet… Ashok takes the liberty of adding scenes and incidents to his re-telling (for that is what it is - a re-telling and not a translation), and he does so in a way that supports the central story and he manages to add a lot of background details and descriptions that literally let the reader experience the Ramayana, in Ashok’s own special, wonderful way. It really sets the mood for further books of the series and is one of my favourite books in the series. A very action packed book with lots of interesting incidents and a definite must read and must have book.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
a master at his peak,
This review is from: Demons of Chitrakut (Ramayana) (Paperback)
the third book of ramayana proves that Ashok K. Banker is a master of Indian epic tales. Demons of Chitrakut is the best book so far and that is saying something big! The action is well-paced with the emotional and dramatic scenes--the parts in Ayodhya are phenomenal and the journey of the exiles to the forest is the greatest fiction sequence I have ever read. This book is longer and more full of events than the first two, but it focusses on the characters and their relationships so strongly that you really feel you are one with them. My only wish now is that Mr Banker's publishers, please bring out the rest of the Ramayana fast!!! And I can't wait for the Mahabharata. Some readers who think Mr Banker is inspired by Lord of the Rings would do well to throw out their copies of Tolkien and read the true ancient epic. Ashok K. Banker's Ramayana shows how a great story should be told, and makes every Indian proud. Jai Hind!
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