Love, revenge, compassion, betrayal, dignity, confidence and devotion: the canvas of Draupadi: The Fire-Born Princess (Campfire Graphic Novels) by Saraswati Nagpal is accumulated with emotions of various colours. Captured directly from the Indian epic Mahabharata, the book magnificently portrays the life of Draupadi. Unique in its craft, the book follows a very engaging pattern of narration that it manages to sketch Draupadi and her emotions straight into the reader's mind.

Born from a fire ritual, draupadi's life is rich with experiences of various kind. Though she fell in love with Arjuna, one of the five pandava brothers, it is so destined for her to live as the common wife of all the five brothers. Her life undergoes many transformations wherein she plays the roles of a beautiful princess, a powerful queen, the wife of pandavas, and even a commoner in the dark forests. Right from her birth to her heavenly ascension, Draupadi: The Fire-Born Princess (Campfire Graphic Novels) magnificently illustrates draupadi as an astonishingly powerful woman who holds the centre stage.