HarperCollins to publish Amish Tripathi’s ‘War of Lanka’

New Delhi: HarperCollins is delighted to announce its acquisition of the eagerly awaited new book by one of India's bestselling author Amish Tripathi. War of Lanka will be the fourth book in the Ram Chandra Series, the second fastest-selling book series in Indian publishing history. The previous books in this bestselling series include Ram-Scion of Ikshvaku, Sita-Warrior of Mithila and Raavan-Enemy of Aryavarta. The date of release for War of Lanka will be announced soon.

HarperCollins has also acquired world English-language rights to Amish's backlist, including the Shiva Trilogy, the Ram Chandra Series and Legend of Suheldev-The King Who Saved India in fiction; and his non-fiction titles, Immortal India-Young India, Timeless Civilisation and Dharma-Decoding the Epics for a Meaningful Life. The books will be published between July and August 2022.

Ananth Padmanabhan, CEO, HarperCollins India, says, "Twelve years ago, when The Immortals of Meluha was first published, it created a revolution and announced the arrival of a significant new voice in Indian fiction. Since that first book Amish, with his fantastical storytelling, has created multiple parallel universes and has entertained millions of readers. I am so thrilled that HarperCollins will now be the home for all his books globally!"

Author Amish Tripathi says, "I am delighted to sign up with HarperCollins as my new publisher. Ananth and his team have created magic in India over the last few years, and I have been an admirer from a distance. Harper is one of the global Big 5 publishers, and I'm sure that they will take my books to the next level. They will be publishing my entire backlist, and also my upcoming book, War of Lanka!"

Udayan Mitra, Executive Publisher, HarperCollins India says, "As a reader, I'm tremendously excited that War of Lanka, the new book in Amish's fabulous Ram Chandra Series, will be out soon. I still remember the thrill of reading the very first line of Ram-Scion of Ikshvaku on the day it was published, seven years ago; I knew then that this was the beginning of a great adventure and read on spellbound as the magic of Amish's narrative unfolded over the first three books in the series. As publishers, we're delighted beyond measure to now become a part of that adventure ourselves, as we bring War of Lanka, along with Amish's entire backlist, to the many, many readers who, like me, have been waiting with bated breath."

ABOUT THE BOOK

LANKA WILL BURN.

India, 3400 BCE.

Greed. Rage. Grief. Love. Smouldering tinder, waiting to trigger a war.

But this war is different. This one is for Dharma. This war is for the greatest Goddess of them all.

Sita has been kidnapped. Defiantly, she dares Raavan to kill her. She tells him that she'd rather die than allow Ram to surrender.

Ram is beside himself with grief and rage. He prepares for war. Fury is his fuel. Calm focus, his guide.

Raavan thought he was invincible. He had kidnapped Sita. He thought he'd negotiate and force a surrender. Little did he know.

The first three books of the second-fastest-selling book series in Indian publishing history – the Ram Chandra Series – explore the journeys of Ram, Sita and Raavan. In this, the epic fourth book of the series, all narrative strands crash into each other. And explode into the slaughterous war.

Will Ram defeat the ruthless and fiendish Raavan, constrained as he is by the laws of Dharma? Will Lanka burn to a cinder or fight back like a cornered tiger? Will Sita return unharmed? Will the terrible costs of war be worth the victory?

Most importantly, will the Vishnu rise? And will the real enemies of the land fear the Vishnu? For fear is the mother of love.

Read this next book in the Ram Chandra Series. Find out!