Emperor Sri Krishnadevaraya won every war. And lost himself in the winning. When medicine and prayer fail, a dancer from Kuchipudi walks into the royal court with one offer: "I can cure you with a story."

That story takes you across eight centuries — through kings, warriors, twin brothers who never know each other, and a god no one meant to build. Part history. Part mythology. Part political thriller. The Warhorse and the Dancer is the first book of the Shiva Rupaya Vishnave trilogy — a sweeping saga set across the courts of Vijayanagara and eight centuries of South Indian history, where faith divides kingdoms, dancers defeat warriors, and gods are made by accident