Ayana: The Journey

But Ravana cannot let go of the one woman whose actions have made him obsessed, and when he finally releases his remains, he learns that she has been reborn as Sita. He is not ready to let her go, not even when she chooses someone else. Abducting a married woman might be a step too far, but Ravana has always got what he wants, and he wants Sita.

After all, Lanka is impregnable, an island fortress guarded by magic and an asura army, and an ocean separates it from the rest of the world. No matter what Sita may want, and no matter that her husband will move heaven and earth to retrieve her, Ravana is not ready to budge.

Till he remembers the dreams that had kept him awake all his life, recalls who he is in truth, recognises the true nature of the woman he had abducted, and the enemy he has made in her husband.

Ayana is a retelling of the Hindu Epic Ramayana told from multiple POVs, and aligns closely to the original version by Valmiki for most of the story. It may have content triggering to some readers. Please refer to the warnings in the book. The book was chosen as a semi finalist in SPFBO 2019