{"product_id":"ashoka-prince-of-the-mauryas-the-complete-trilogy-paperback","title":"Ashoka, Prince of the Mauryas the Complete Trilogy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAshok K. Banker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.07 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 20, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752064319776,"sku":"9789354476143","price":44.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b3fcf94849a3d83b76a003882d487a70.webp?v=1779987048","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/ashoka-prince-of-the-mauryas-the-complete-trilogy-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}