When Dhvaja crosses River Vipanchi into the wild realm beyond, he seeks only personal glory. Instead, he discovers a cosmic forge that demands the ultimate sacrifice — and a people who are waiting for their Avadhoota.

Banished from his post as gatekeeper, Dhvaja finds himself among the oppressed Niyata people, trapped behind an ancient wall by a tyrannical king. When he ventures across the legendary mist-shrouded river and gains the power of the ashen hill, Dhvaja believes his destiny for greatness has finally arrived. But all power, he learns, comes at a price.

With the mystical priestess Balimi by his side and the fate of an entire people resting on his shoulders, Dhvaja will discover what it takes to become a worthy man — a lesson that will cost him his dreams.

Set in the richly imagined world of Dharani, where gods slumber in sacred waters and kings rule from behind towering walls, Amara will delight for lovers of mythology and epic fantasy.