As an indisputable fact, all of us know that Shivaji Maharaj was a lionhearted king. But in equal sense his son Sambhaji was with all virtues of Shivaji like a lion's club, and hence the name of this novel. Sambhaji used to bravely handle five campaigns at a time on the war front and proved himself to be the one and only amongst the Maratha leaders. He handled all the issues in same time like Siddhis of Janjira, Portugese of Goa, British of Mumbai, Empower Aurangzeb and domestic people who hated him. He struggled and fought bravely for continuous nine years all over the kingdom keeping the enemies at bay with utter challenge he fought and faced a brave death proved by him at Tulapur. Author has covered the period from shivaji Maharaj to Santaji & Dhanaji as being with the related importance.
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