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Aroon Raman is back with his intriguing thriller with 'The Treasure of Kafur', the book is about to release in this month itself. After a great success of his debut novel The Shadow Throne which also became a national bestselling novel in 2012, Raman is all decked up to set another bestselling record for his second novel.  Unlike the plot of his debut novel which was set against the current geopolitical situation of India, Aroon Raman has this time chosen a rarely fictionalized historical era of Moghul Empire as a backdrop for his latest upcoming thriller. 

About the Book

'The Treasure of Kafur' would surely make up for an interesting read as it talks about the much forgotten treasure that Malik Kafur accumulated prior to the Moghul Invasion.  Kafur was a slave who became a head general in the army of Alauddin Khilji, ruler of the Delhi sultanate from 1296 to 1316 AD. However, the novel kick starts from the Mughal period in Hindustan of 1580 AD when Emperor Akbar was the ruler. As a known fact, Akbar reigned Hindustan for a very long period and as he was at the height of power at that point in time he was prone to have many enemies, one of them being, Asaf Baig, a tyrannical ruler of Khandesh. 

Asaf Baig knows that one of the sure shot ways to defeat Akbar was to be more powerful and rich than him. In this pursuit of power he gets to know about the hidden treasure of Kafur and tracks down an old woman named Ambu, who is the only person to know about the whereabouts of this treasure. The story takes a twist when her grand-son Dattatreya escapes to Hindustan to help the Emperor. Thus, begins the series of events that encompasses the realms of uncommon friendships, warriors princesses, kings and kingdoms and much more. 

Unveil this hidden ancient treasure with this novel once it releases in the market. However, if you wish to lay your hands on it as soon as it is out then you can preorder it on online shopping portals such as infibeam.com. Also, infibeam.com has a special offer under which the buyer gets a free copy of this author's debut bestselling novel The Shadow Throne on preordering this book.

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