Empire

It is the 11th century He is India's most powerful king She is his bodyguard 'Filmy and Bahubali-esque . . . grippingOutlook '[A] page-turnerThe Hindu 'Rich in detailNews Minute 'The most exciting-sounding work of historical fiction this year, Devi Yesodharan's novel explores the gender-bending military dynamics of the Chola EmpireBrownpaperbag.in 'The Bahubali universe meets Wonder WomanPrint.in

'Devi draws you in with her mellifluous prose . . . and a masterful enticement of the senses: If the scents of peppercrusted lamb on a spit and the pungent olfactory assault of sardines in tamarind curry won't draw you in, what will?Deccan Chronicle