Ashok Kumar Banker is a novelist and short story writer born and living in Mumbai, India. He has written professionally since his early teens, and has worked as a print journalist, columnist, scriptwriter for television series and documentaries, and in advertising. Banker has published in several genres, ranging from contemporary fiction about urban life in India to multi-volume mythological epics, as well as science fiction, fantasy, and cross-genre works.
Genres: Fantasy, Mystery, Historical
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Series
Ramayana
1. The Prince of Ayodhya (2003)
2. Siege of Mithila (2003)
3. Demons of Chitrakut (2004)
4. Armies of Hanuman (2005)
5. Bridge of Rama (2005)
6. King of Ayodhya (2006)
Prince in Exile (2007)
Prince of Dharma (2007)
Prince at War (2007)
The Valmiki Syndrome (2012)
1. The Prince of Ayodhya (2003)
2. Siege of Mithila (2003)
3. Demons of Chitrakut (2004)
4. Armies of Hanuman (2005)
5. Bridge of Rama (2005)
6. King of Ayodhya (2006)
Prince in Exile (2007)
Prince of Dharma (2007)
Prince at War (2007)
The Valmiki Syndrome (2012)
Krishna Coriolis
1. Slayer of Kamsa (2010)
2. Dance of Govinda (2011)
3. Flute of Vrindavan (2011)
4. Lord of Mathura (2012)
5. Rage of Jarasandha (2012)
6. Fortress Of Dwarka (2013)
7. Rider of Garuda (2013)
1. Slayer of Kamsa (2010)
2. Dance of Govinda (2011)
3. Flute of Vrindavan (2011)
4. Lord of Mathura (2012)
5. Rage of Jarasandha (2012)
6. Fortress Of Dwarka (2013)
7. Rider of Garuda (2013)
Mahabharata
1. The Forest of Stories (2012)
2. The Seeds of War (2012)
3. The Children of Midnight (2017)
4. The Darkness before Dawn (2017)
1. The Forest of Stories (2012)
2. The Seeds of War (2012)
3. The Children of Midnight (2017)
4. The Darkness before Dawn (2017)
Burnt Empire Saga
1. Upon a Burning Throne (2019)
2. A Dark Queen Rises (2021)
3. The Blind King's Wrath (2022)
1. Upon a Burning Throne (2019)
2. A Dark Queen Rises (2021)
3. The Blind King's Wrath (2022)
Indian Gothic
1. The Bombay Lovecraft Society (2025)
Antyesti for a dead Ganesa (2025)
Blood Mangoes (2025)
Keeda (2025)
Kesh (2025)
The Bombay Bookshop (2025)
The Goddess Grants All Wishes (2025)
The Goddess Within (2025)
2. The Bombay Witches Coven (2026)
1. The Bombay Lovecraft Society (2025)
Antyesti for a dead Ganesa (2025)
Blood Mangoes (2025)
Keeda (2025)
Kesh (2025)
The Bombay Bookshop (2025)
The Goddess Grants All Wishes (2025)
The Goddess Within (2025)
2. The Bombay Witches Coven (2026)
Novels
Byculla Boy (1994)
The Missing Parents Mystery (1994)
Iron Gods (2007)
Gods of War (2009)
Sons of Sita (2012)
Blood Red Sari (2012)
Vortal Shockwave (2013)
Chanakya (2018)
A Kiss After Dying (2022)
The Missing Parents Mystery (1994)
Iron Gods (2007)
Gods of War (2009)
Sons of Sita (2012)
Blood Red Sari (2012)
Vortal Shockwave (2013)
Chanakya (2018)
A Kiss After Dying (2022)
Collections
Novellas and Short Stories
Picture Books show
Non fiction show
Books containing stories by Ashok K Banker

The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 9 (2025)
(Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories, book 9)
edited by
Allan Kaster

A People's Future of the United States (2019)
Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers
edited by
John Joseph Adams and Victor LaValle
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