Series Review: The Ramayana by Ashok K. Banker

Ashok K. Banker's Ramayana series belongs to that rarefied category of books whose contents are as good as, if not better than, the blurbs. Let me tell you that this series is not a straightforward translation of the epic; on the other hand, it is a retelling attempted by Banker according to his own imagination. Click on each book to read my review...
Book 1: Prince of Ayodhya
Book 2: Siege of Mithila
Book 3: Demons of Chitrakut
Book 4: Armies of Hanuman
Book 5: Bridge of Rama
Book 6: King of Ayodhya
To conclude, I would rate this Ramayana as probably the best series I've ever read. I feel that Banker's books will achieve the same exalted status that Valmiki's Ramayana in Sanskrit, Kamban's Tamil version, Sant Tulsidas's Ramacharitamanas in Hindi, Ezhuthachan's Malayalam version, and lots of other Ramayanas retold by literary geniuses in their own vernaculars were able to attain... Truly a modern epic. Go read it, people!!!
10 on 10 says it all... :~)
