Pyre of Queens (The Return of Ravana #1)
Author: David Hair
Desc: Mandore Rajasthan 769 AD: Ravindra-Raj the evil sorcerer-king devises a deadly secret ritual where he and his seven queens will burn on his pyre and he will rise again with the powers of Ravana demon-king of the epic Ramayana. But things go wrong when one queen the beautiful spirited Darya escapes with the help of Aram Dhoop the court poet. Jodhpur Rajasthan 2010: At the site of ancient Mandore teenagers Vikram Amanjit Deepika and Rasita meet and realize that the deathless king and his ghostly brides are hunting them down. As vicious forces from the past come alive they need to unlock truths that have been hidden for centuries and fight an ancient battle . . . one more time.