They say the Mahabharata was a battle for a crown-that Shakuni's dice sealed destinies and mighty men fought to uphold Dharma.
But history remembers the war and forgets the decay that came before. Not all battles are fought with swords. Some devour empires in silence.
Yagya fires no longer sanctified but burned for vengeance. Brides pushed into the flames of lust and arrogance. Thrones corroded by conspiracies long before the war drums sounded.
The dice rolled... but it was never in mortal hands. Shakuni was but a pawn. So were the mightiest of warriors-Bhishma, Drona, even Krishna himself-bound by oaths, blinded by pride, powerless before a darkness none could name.
From the carcass of frail and failing goodness, a shadow began to rise. A force so relentless, even gods and heroes could not contain it.
This is not a tale of victory or defeat.
It is the story of a world quietly burning... of a fall so great, even time forgot its name.
The Shadows of Kali is the second book in The Lost Epic series by bestselling author Vivek Dutta Mishra. Following The Accursed God, it continues the untold saga of the Mahabharata-not the war you know, but the shadows that bled into it.
Uncover the lost epic-before Dharma fell on the battlefield, it bled in the shadows.