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Welcome to the only place to buy exclusive signed limited editions of books by Ashok K. Banker, commissioned and published by the author himself. Each AKB Book is professionally designed, edited, copy-edited, proofchecked, typeset and printed under the author’s direct supervision. Every copy is printed using superior paper and binding, published on demand, signed to you personally (or to any person of your choice) and delivered free by courier anywhere in India. They make ideal gifts – for someone you love, or for yourself! (After all, you deserve it!) Scroll down to read about the AKB Books currently available, excerpts from each book, and links to order pages. AKB Books are currently NOT delivered outside India. To know how to pay, visit the Payment Page.

AKB BOOKS PRESENTLY AVAILABLE: VENGEANCE OF RAVANA: Book 7 of The Ramayana Series (Paperback) and VORTAL:SHOCKWAVE (Paperback). VERTIGO, VENGEANCE OF RAVANA>: Book 7 of The Ramayana Series (Hardcover) SONS OF SITA: Book 8 of The Ramayana Series (Hardcover and Paperback), and GODS OF WAR are sold out.

AKB Books are NOT available in bookstores or online stores. They can ONLY be ordered here from ashokbanker.com and are only available for delivery within India.

Ten years have passed since Rama did the unthinkable and banished Sita. Now, she spends her days in quiet tapasya in the remote forest ashram of Maharishi Valmiki, even as her sons Luv and Kush grow ever more proficient at the arts of war. To the sorrow of many, they seem unlikely to ever cross paths with their estranged father. Yet destiny works in unexpected ways. Rama’s growing ambitions and his war-mongering advisors motivate him to launch the Ashwamedha yojana. The mightiest Ayodhyan army ever assembled follows the sacred stallion in a campaign of conquest that seems unstoppable…until a pair of improbable obstacles arise. Defying the military might of Ayodhya and the emperorship of Rama himself, two young striplings capture the Ashwamedha horse and challenge the great army in an extraordinary battle. To Rama’s chagrin the challengers turn out to be none other than his own estranged offspring: the sons of Sita! Don’t miss the epic conclusion to the internationally acclaimed and bestselling Ramayana Series!

SONS OF SITA: Book 8 of The Ramayana Series
300 Pages/Limited Signed Hardback Edition/Rs 500 Pre-order Price SOLD OUT!
300 Pages/2nd Limited Signed Trade Paperback Edition/Rs 400 SOLD OUT!
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EVIL NEVER DIES. It only changes form and shape. Ravana is dead. The asura threat is ended and Rama is on the throne of Ayodhya at last, seeking only to live in peace with his beloved Sita. But their peace does not last long. An old enemy breaks free of his subterranean prison to convey a shocking message. An army arrives at the gates of Ayodhya, led by a mysterious being bearing a terrible weapon. Gods descend upon earth. And in the end, besieged on every side, Rama makes a terrible tragic decision. But is he truly following his dharma or is he and everyone else merely being manipulated by the masterfully planned…Vengeance of Ravana! The long-awaited 7th volume in the Ramayana Series begins an enthralling two-part conclusion to the epic sage. Followed soon by the stunning 8th and final volume Sons of Sita. Preceded by Prince of Ayodhya, Siege of Mithila, Demons of Chitrakut, Armies of Hanuman, Bridge of Rama and King of Ayodhya. Available in limited edition hardcover and large paperback versions. Linked to VORTAL:Shockwave and Gods of war.

VENGEANCE OF RAVANA: BOOK 7 OF THE RAMAYANA SERIES
274 Pages/Trade Paperback Limited Edition Rs 400
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AN ACTION-PACKED FANTASY ADVENTURE FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE RAMAYANA SERIES

It all began when Mikey Vatsal accidentally discovered that new site on the Internet. The one that asks you to forfeit your soul to the Webmaster before entering. And which opens a quantum doorway that takes you to infinite alternate versions of our world. Each time a person opens the Vortal to go through to another world, another person get shifted into our world, to maintain The Balance. Now, the Vatsal family is locked in a life-and-death struggle to close the Vortal and restore our world to its normal state. But they seem to be facing a few obstacles. Several billion of them in fact.

A complete fantasy adventure in one volume. First in the five-part VORTAL CODEX. Forthcoming sequels – VORTAL:Python, VORTAL:Dreamweaver, VORTAL:Flash, and VORTAL:FinalCut. Linked to Vengeance of Ravana, Sons of Sita and Gods of War.

VORTAL:SHOCKWAVE
230 Pages/Trade Paperback Limited Edition/Rs 400
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Five ordinary people, one extraordinary mission… A 10 year old from a Mumbai slum with a passion for cricket, Bollywood, and Ganpati Bapa; a socialist trader from Birmingham and witness to the aftermath of the unjust ‘war on terror’; a lesbian ship-welder from New Jersey whose fierce rightwing patriotism cost her the love of her life; a rakish, self-obsessed manga star with a fondness for high living and beautiful gaijin women; his twin and fellow mangaka, a hermaphrodite consumed by a guilty secret. Can these five wildly unlikely people succeed in their impossible mission of travelling to the ends of time and space to bring peace to the world? Can they overcome their cultural, racial, religious and other differences and find a way to end the apocalyptic War of Wars that threatens not only humanity, but all creation, with ultimate destruction? Does humanity even deserve to be saved? An epic apocalyptic adventure split into five parts for publication. To be followed by: Judgment Day, The Greater Jihad, Rage of Angels, End of Days. Linked to Vengeance of Ravana, Sons of Sita and Vortal: Shockwave.

GODS OF WAR
290 Pages/Limited Edition Trade Paperback/Rs 400
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The critically acclaimed cult novel of love, life and struggle in Bombay.
Twenty-something Jayesh Mehta lives in Bombay with his ailing, alcoholic mother, abandoned years ago by her Gujarati businessman husband. Torn between his sense of duty towards her and his love for Tuli, his demanding girlfriend, Jay struggles to make a successful career—A small-time client-servicing executive, he secretly dreams of becoming a copywriter some day. But survival is an art Jay has yet to learn, as he finds his ambitions and romantic desires ruthlessly stifled by the same city that nurtured them.
First published in 1993, Vertigo, with its fierce narrative energy and intensity, has acquired cult status as the quintessential Bombay novel. Intimately autobiographical featuring many real-life events, episodes and personalities from Ashok’s own life and working experiences, while remaining a complete fictional creation true to itself. Selected for The Vintage Anthology of Modern Indian Literature, the Picador Book of New Indian Writing, included in several university and college courses and academic studies worldwide.

VERTIGO
400 Pages/Penguin India Trade Paperback Edition/Rs 400
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AKB Books are NOT available in bookstores or online stores. They can ONLY be ordered here from ashokbanker.com and are only available for delivery within India.