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Daughter of Two Rivers

Daughter of Two Rivers

A Historical Fantasy That Bridges Ancient Civilizations—A Cross-Cultural Tale of Warriors, Politics, And A Destiny Carved Across Empires.

Arun Krishnan
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Undergoing a ravaging drought, the riverside settlement of Rohitaka is at odds, struggling to recover from their losses. When a request from Babylon to trade weapons arrives as a blessing in disguise, a trade delegation, headed by prince Arjuna, and the grizzled veteran, Shrutasena, sets off for the faraway kingdom.

An encounter with Lilith, the fierce bodyguard to the Queen, and more importantly, a woman who is hell-bent on despising Arjuna, leaves him flustered. But there’s more to Lilith than meets the eye. The woman is a formidable soldier, but something about her reminds Arjuna of home, Bharatavarsha.

But as fate would have it, Arjun and Lilith find themselves entrenched in a political ploy to overthrow Babylon’s King, Sin-Mubalit. Will they be able to stop the usurpers to the throne? And can they trust each other to have their backs as they do so, even as they’re uncovering new secrets on the go?

Inspired by the twentieth century discovery of a Sumerian tablet off the coast of Mumbai, Daughter of Two Rivers is a homecoming story.

And like all good homecoming stories, it’s a story of learning what home means—across countries, and across time.

Imprint: Ebury Press

Published: Apr/2025

ISBN: 9780143472957 (Paperback)

Length : 304 Pages

MRP : ₹350.00

Daughter of Two Rivers

A Historical Fantasy That Bridges Ancient Civilizations—A Cross-Cultural Tale of Warriors, Politics, And A Destiny Carved Across Empires.

Arun Krishnan

Undergoing a ravaging drought, the riverside settlement of Rohitaka is at odds, struggling to recover from their losses. When a request from Babylon to trade weapons arrives as a blessing in disguise, a trade delegation, headed by prince Arjuna, and the grizzled veteran, Shrutasena, sets off for the faraway kingdom.

An encounter with Lilith, the fierce bodyguard to the Queen, and more importantly, a woman who is hell-bent on despising Arjuna, leaves him flustered. But there’s more to Lilith than meets the eye. The woman is a formidable soldier, but something about her reminds Arjuna of home, Bharatavarsha.

But as fate would have it, Arjun and Lilith find themselves entrenched in a political ploy to overthrow Babylon’s King, Sin-Mubalit. Will they be able to stop the usurpers to the throne? And can they trust each other to have their backs as they do so, even as they’re uncovering new secrets on the go?

Inspired by the twentieth century discovery of a Sumerian tablet off the coast of Mumbai, Daughter of Two Rivers is a homecoming story.

And like all good homecoming stories, it’s a story of learning what home means—across countries, and across time.

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Arun Krishnan

Arun Krishnan is an engineer by education, scientist by training, entrepreneur by accident, storyteller by passion and musician by instinct, but his favourite title is ‘girl-dad’.

Krishnan is the author of the acclaimed The Battle of Vathapi trilogy and Daughter of Two Rivers, a book that has been long-listed for the IGF Archer-Amish Award for Storytellers and shortlisted for the 2026 S.L. Bhyrappa Prize for Indian Historical Fiction.

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