In 682 CE, the Hindu kingdom of Kapisa stood as the last significant Hindu realm in Afghanistan, its capital Kamboja enriched by Silk Route trade and positioned at the crossroads of civilisations. Then the Islamic armies pushing out of Persia broke through. Kamboja fell. Famine followed. Refugees crowded the new capital. The treasury ran dry. What remained of the kingdom hung by whatever two warriors -- Indrajit and Rustom -- could hold together.
Yogeshwar Y Shastri's historical fantasy picks up at that moment of maximum danger. When the two warriors intercept a secret Arab message on a blood-soaked battlefield in the badlands of Afghanistan, their mission becomes a race against time: deliver the message to Kapisa before the forces arrayed against them can stop it. The path runs through demons, ghosts, and sorcerers -- the ancient evil power of Sistan -- as well as the more familiar dangers of war and treachery.
The novel draws on a real historical crisis, the near-extinction of the last Hindu polity in Afghanistan, and sets against it an adventure that does not soften the stakes. Courage here is not rhetorical. It operates against colossal odds and inside a world where the supernatural is as dangerous as any army.
-:ABOUT THE BOOK:- 682 CE : The hurricane of Islamic armies threatens to sweep the last Hindu kingdom of Afghanistan into oblivion. Will it survive the storm? The Hindu kingdom of Kapisa is the jewel of the Silk Route. Stupendous riches pour in from all corners of the known world. Then disaster strikes. The hurricane of Islamic armies pouring out from Persia wrecks the kingdom. Its capital, Kamboja, is lost and the kingdom itself is on the brink of annihilation. Famine stalks the land. The treasury is empty. Refugees from the countryside pour into the new capital of Kapisa. The fate of the kingdom hangs by a thread. The kingdom's only hope lies in two valiant warriors-Indrajit and Rustom. An adventure that begins in the blood-soaked battlefields of Afghanistan leads the two warriors into the jaws of an ancient evil power. When the two warriors capture a secret Arab message on a blood-soaked battlefield in the badlands of Afghanistan, little do they know of the terrible dangers that lie ahead. They must race against time and the forces of evil to deliver the message to Kapisa. What hidden dangers will their path take them through? This book is a thrilling historical fantasy of courage in the face of colossal odds. A story of warriors, demons, ghosts, sorcerers, and Gods that you cannot put down.
