Shekhar Kapur's Devi

"A native of the mythic city of Sitapur, Tara Mehta has no idea that she is about to become the centerpiece of a divine battle between the Gods of Light and the demon Lord Bala and his army of things that go bump in the night. But, in a never-ending war where innocent human souls are the unfortunate, but acceptable, collateral damage, the all-too-human Goddess begins to wonder if either side deserves to win is Sitapur, city of modern atop ancient, mixed amongst the profane, where the divine drifts toward the diabolical"--P. [4] of cover.