"Sang Nila Utama is etched in legend. A father of kingdoms, his very name spells glory. But behind his fame lies a trail of ruin: thirty-nine wives are cast aside, monsters stalk the land and rajas desert their thrones. Woven from the voices of the scorned and the devoted-widows and warriors, consorts and criminals-this reimagining of Singapore's myth and history is an epic of power and destiny, revealing the many possible faces of Sang Nila Utama."--Back cover.