Prince Arun, an avatar of the supreme god Vishnu, plots to wipe out the Western civilization from the face of the earth. His brother, Manu, a disgraced monk, rises to challenge him. From the port slums in Lavo-Ayodhya to the peaks of the Himalayas and the depths of hell, Manu’s journey toward apotheosis leads to a confrontation with Arun to save the Western enlightenment.
Prince of Lavo is an epic historical fantasy set in the Southeast Asian Kingdom of Lavo-Ayodhya. This story combines Hindu and Buddhist mythology with 19th-century geopolitics, exploring the theme of colonial contradiction between Western imperialism and enlightenment.