Parthiban’s   Dream

Contents

Book  One

At   the   ferry   dock
The Royal Family
The Pallava Messengers
Grandfather and Granddaughter
Marappa Bhupathi
Omens of War
Arulmozhi Devi
The Palace of Arts
Vikraman’s oath
The Troops Depart
The Battlefield

Book Two


The Shivanadiyar
Valli’s Gossip
Counsels and Plots
Mamallapuram
The Messenger from Uraiyur
The Festival of Arts
Dilemmas for Kuntavi
A Father and his Daughter
At  the  docks
Ponnan has Doubts
A Queen’s anguish
The Shivanadiyar asks a boon
A sea journey
The Shenbaga Islands
Kuntavi swears an Oath
Ponnan’s humiliation
Marappan’s Desires
In the Emperor’s Sanctum
Valli’s curses
The Siruthondar
At midnight
Marappan is Confused
The Saviour
Celebrations
A Flood of Tears

Book Three

The Jewel Merchant
Many Meetings
Marappan Smiles
Bandits !
The Spymaster
The Sculptor’s House
Scattered Jewels
Impostor!
Cause and Effect
The Flood
A Familiar Voice
The Solar Eclipse
The Kapala Bhairava
Kali’s Thirst
The Horse Returns
On the Riverbank
A Feeble Voice
Purantakam
Ponnan’s Thoughts
Ponnan and the Shivanadiyar
On the Island of Spring
‘Is it really you?’
The Secret Passage
Ponnan Departs
Valli’s News
The Boat Moves
Buried Treasure
Kuntavi’s sets a conditiom
By the Chakravarti’s Orders
In the middle of the Night
The Bhairavar and Bhupathi
In the Uraiyur Jail
The  night  before the new  Moon
‘What is this?'
Mother and Son
The Sacrificial Altar
Nilakesi!
The Sentence to be Passed
An Order and its Execution
A dream come True