Chola Nadu, the tenth century. Vallavaraiyan Vandiyathevan rides along the banks of Veeranarayana Lake carrying a secret message. A festival, a quarrelsome Vaishnavite spy, the mighty Periya Pazhuvettarayar on his war elephant, a veiled palanquin… and by midnight he has stumbled onto a conspiracy that could shake the Chola throne.

This bundle includes:

• Tamil edition: 39 full-colour pages (single pages and spreads)

• English edition: 39 full-colour pages (single pages and spreads)

• A faithful adaptation of Kalki’s novel, chapters 1–6

Original story: Kalki (public domain). Adaptation and lettering: Arunkumar Chandrasekar. Artwork: AI-generated with Google Flow (Gemini).