In Children of the Lion, Carl Muller recreated the story of the conquest of Lanka by Sihabahu and Sihasivali's eldest son, the disgraced and banishęd Vijaya: Continuing this monumental saga, richly embedded in myth and legend, City of the Lion, the second book in the series, carries forward the story of the Sinhala race. The book recreates the returh of the lion people to Anuradhapura after the bold and reckless Sinhala prince, Dutha Gamani, waged war-slaying the usurping Damilarking. Elara, who had ruled over thein, precious city for forty-four years. The city, where Duttha Gamini built the most enduring monuments of Buddhism, grew, flourished, and the edifices of Burddhist glory rose to become the wonders of the East.

A celebration of the people of Sri Lanka, and the island's culture and

heritage, City of the Lion is a rebust revelling history.