This book is gripping not because it describes ravan, but because of a character named Bhadra. Read this book if you want to know how a common man feels; how he is hurt; how much he loves his race, his king and his country.
A mind gripping novel, indeed; perfect version from the other side. Started this book with little hesitation, thinking what would the author address differently. All the events coronated as godly ones in our epic and kept up beyond questions, were given a rational, logical explanations in this book