From my beloved late husband, Timothy Balraj (note he did not work on any of these ideas after 2014):
The Mauryans: historical fiction set in 300s BCE India; with a King Arthur flavor rather like Mary Stewart's Crystal Cave trilogy
I. Chanakya's life up to Nanda dynasty (Chanakya was a teacher, became Chandragupta's advisor)
II and III Find and train Chandragupta; goes through expulsion of the Greeks
IV. Ashoka (Chandragupta's grandson) from when he was a boy through young adulthood
V. Ashoka as king
