Chanakya Returns: A Novel

Avanti is the only daughter of the leader of an unnamed Indian state. She is also the student of Chanakya, the military genius responsible for the Mauryan empire and the writer of the Arthashaastra. He was once exiled from his homeland, and returned with a young boy in tow as his protégé, the boy who history remembers as Chandragupta Maurya. Greek scholars sang his praises, and even Alexander the Great acknowledged his military prowess. Long dead, Chanakya is reborn into the current world and poses an eternal question before Avanti. What shapes human lives, the power of love or the love of power? Avanti needs to choose soon, and she knows that it must be a question of the utmost importance for the man who poses it is a genius known for his military and political machinations. Under his tutelage, Avanti can follow in the footsteps of Chandragupta Maurya and become yet another successful student of the genius master. She has everything to lose, and everything to gain in this exciting thriller that will glue readers to their seats.