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Goddess of the River
By Vaishnavi Patel
5 Jul, 2024
Doing the WFC's Homework
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Vaishnavi Patel’s 2024 Goddess of the River is a stand-alone fantasy novel that draws on the Mahābhārata.
Once the goddess Ganga was free. In response to fearful human prayers, Shiva bound Ganga to the river that bears her name. Ganga remained a god, for all the good that would do her where pesky humans were concerned.
The eight Vasus, playful godlets, are Ganga’s precious friends. She would do anything in her power to protect them. As with so many benevolent motivations, the result is calamity.
Disaster arrives as a stolen cow.