Today, He is a God. 4000 years ago, He was just a man. 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.