Agni  (English, Paperback, Ashwin Chitransh)

The Salis Mania Choice Awards for Best New Author – Editor's Choice 2024 WINNER! Will you choose morality over love? And love over duty? Are you willing to lose everything to save billions, even trillions? In a universe where ancient Indian philosophy intertwines with the vastness of space, an Asura warrior, Indrajeet, awakens from a 10,000-year slumber on the tidally locked planet Kritika. Tasked with retrieving a devastating weapon, he infiltrates Kritika's peaceful society, assuming the identity of Ajeya, a Kritikan scientist. But as he delves deeper into this alien world, he unexpectedly finds love and a sense of belonging, emotions that challenge his loyalty to his mission and his people. What will Indrajeet choose? The path of vengeance or the path of peace? Meanwhile, in present-day India, a young widow named Kanishka grapples with recurring nightmares and a haunting feeling of being watched. Unbeknownst to her, these are not mere figments of her imagination, but echoes of a forgotten past and a destiny that stretches across the stars. Traumatized by the tragic loss of her husband and fueled by an unwavering love for her son, Kanishka is torn between protecting her son and embracing a cosmic destiny that threatens to upend her world. What will Kanishka choose? Her son or the fate of billions? Where good and evil blur, love and vengeance collide, and fate hangs in the balance, "Agni: Rise of Asuras" awaits.