How do you entice readers who are not fans of war stories to read a novel that traces 18 days of battles? Alagan used the war as a backdrop to present a tapestry of stories encompassing adventure, love and romance, family life, humour, and intrigue. But he does not disappoint die-hard fans of war stories too. He fills the third and last book of his Mahabharata trilogy with backstories about life in the ancient world,...