Westland Books announces The Curse of the Kurus, First Book in the Epic Mahabharata – The Itihasa Series by bestselling author Christopher C. Doyle
A five-millennium old saga of love, sacrifice, defiance and burning revenge
Aug 19: Westland Books brings a timeless epic to life with The Curse of the Kurus, the first book in bestselling author Christopher C. Doyle’s much-anticipated Mahabharata – The Itihasa series.
A timeless saga of destiny, conflict and destruction comes alive in The Curse of the Kurus, rooted in the ancient narration of Sage Vaishampayana and the original composition of Maharshi Veda Vyasa. Based on the Sanskrit shlokas of the Mahabharata, this captivating read presents the epic as itihasa, a living record of events as they unfolded while bringing its characters, conflicts and extraordinary human drama to contemporary readers.
A master of mythological thrillers, Doyle once again transports readers into the world of the Mahabharata; a world described by the epic. With The Curse of the Kurus, he raises the stakes in a story that combines history, philosophy and action to deliver an immersive journey into the world of the Mahabharata.
Through a video message, author Christopher said, “Every retelling, reimagination and dramatization has fictionalised events. People who have not read the Mahabharata believe these are actually in the original Sanskrit text. My new series, Mahabharata – The Itihasa, is true to the original text. It is not a series on the Mahabharata. It is the Mahabharata. Every scene is based on the original shlokas, novelised and dramatised, fast-paced like my thrillers, easy to read, and faithful to the original text.”
The Curse of the Kurus will be released on 14 September 2026, with pre-orders opening from 24 August 2026.
