![]() Since then I’ve read another more classical retelling and one or two other modern presentations. (There are actually 8 now, but the last two never made it to print in the UK.) I was mesmerized by the entire six-volume series. ![]() It was only a few years later when I discovered some reprints with classic Indian art on the covers did I take the plunge. Banker, the first volume in a fantasy retelling of the Indian Epic. In the fantasy section, we had a book called Prince of Ayodhya by Ashok K. I first encountered the Ramayana about 20 years ago when working as a bookseller. The reframing of famous epics, focusing on female protagonists has been a very popular publishing motif in recent years, and I was intrigued to see what Kaikeyi would bring. A villain of the piece, though, of course, not the villain of the piece. In classic interpretations of the tale, she is the stepmother responsible for Rama’s 10-year exile from Ayodhya. It is a reframing of the Ramayana, telling the story from the point of view of one of the mothers of Rama’s brothers. Next though, was a book that I think deserves highlighting as much as possible Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel. That was a great book, but I haven’t had time to review it. The first title I read was R.F Kunag’s The Poppy War, whilst I waited for the highly acclaimed Babel to arrive in paperback. ![]() One of my 2023 reading resolutions was to read more fantasy novels. ![]()
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