Vamsee Juluri

A big thank you to the publishers of this book for sending me a giveaway copy.
This is the first part of a trilogy that takes place in a time 'before the dawn of man', to quote the blurb. The land of Kishkindha seems to consist of the whole of India as per the map shown in the book. The adolescence of the well known characters from Ramayana, namely Vali, Sugreev and Hanuman, sees the signs of a grand disaster that could shatter the peace of the land living in peace for a long, long time. With the guidance of Vishwamitra, the venerated teacher, the impending disaster has to be averted.
The author tries to tell new stories about some events of the great epic, exactly in the same way as the mythological fiction writers are trying to do these days. The novel shows quite some promise, it now remains to be seen how it all pans out in the remaining volumes.… (más)