Blessed by the sacred Gauriparvat, Mahishmathi is an empire of abundance. The powerful kingdom is flourishing under its king, who enjoys the support and loyalty of his subjects, down to his lowly slaves. But is everything really as it appears, or is the empire hiding its own dirty secret?
Orphaned at a young age and wrenched away from her foster family, Sivagami is waiting for the day she can avenge the death of her beloved father, cruelly branded a traitor. Her enemy? None other than the king of Mahishmathi. With unflinching belief in her father’s innocence, the fiery young orphan is driven to clear his name and destroy the empire of Mahishmathi against all odds. How far can she go in her audacious journey?
From the pen of masterful storyteller and bestselling author Anand Neelakantan, comes The Rise of Sivagami, the first book in the series Bahubali: Before the Beginning. A tale of intrigue and power, revenge and betrayal, the revelations in The Rise of Sivagami will grip the reader and not let go.
Review
Fantastic story told in an amazing way. Throughout the reading we will feel all the emotions of Sivagami. One of the best books I have read. This is a must have for a book lover. This can be counted as Anand sir's best work . --By Jyolsna on 26 March 2017
The amazing book. There's a twist every turn. Wasn't much crazy about movie, just picked the book as it went on low price just before release of Bahubali 2. So instead of waiting for movie, I thought to give this a try and I'm eagerly waiting for 2nd part now --By Amazon Customer on 5 May 2017
Reading it before watching Bahubali - the Conclusion, was thrilling. Waiting to see lot more such books of each character in bahubali to know why they are the way they are as shown in the film. A good read. --By Amazon Customer on 13 May 2017
About the Author
Anand Neelakantan is the bestselling author of Asura: Tale of the Vanquished and the Ajaya series. He has written the screenplays for various popular TV series, including Star TV’s mega series Siya Ke Ram, Sony TV’s Mahabali Hanuman and Colours TV’s Chakravarthi Samrat Ashoka. He lives in Mumbai with his wife Aparna, daughter Ananya, son Abhinav and pet dog Jackie the Blackie.
Features & details
Publication date: 15 Mar 2017
Publisher: Westland
Language: English