The hunt is on. The sinister Naga warrior has killed his
friend Brahaspati and now stalks his wife, Sati. Shiva,
the Tibetan immigrant who is the prophesied destroyer
of evil, will not rest till he finds his demonic adversary.
His vengeance and the path to evil will lead him to the
door of the Nagas, the serpent people. Of that he is
certain. The evidence of the malevolent rise of evil is
everywhere. A kingdom is dying as it is held to ransom
for a miracle drug. A crown prince is murdered. The
Vasudevs—Shiva’s philosopher guides—betray his
unquestioning faith as they take the aid of the dark
side. Even the perfect empire Meluha is riddled with
a terrible secret in Maika, the city of births. Unknown
to Shiva, a master puppeteer is playing a grand game.
In a journey that will take him across the length and
breadth of ancient India, Shiva searches for the truth in
a land of deadly mysteries—only to find that nothing is
what it seems. Fierce battles will be fought. Surprising
alliances will be forged. Unbelievable secrets will be
revealed in this second book of the Shiva Trilogy, the
sequel to the #1 national bestseller, The Immortals of
Meluha