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'Has everything I like: humour, action, great characters and
awesome mythology!' Rick Riordan, bestselling author of Percy
Jackson 'A new star is born.' Eoin Colfer, bestselling author of
Artemis Fowl The fifth fast-paced fantasy adventure starring Aru
Shah! Aru only has until the next full moon to stop the Sleeper
from gaining access to the nectar of immortality, which will grant
him infinite power. Her quest will have the Pandavas calling on old
friends, meeting new allies, and facing fearsome trials,
like...performing in a rock concert? When the moment of
confrontation finally arrives, it's up to Aru to decide who
deserves immortality, the devas or the asuras. The most unexpected
answer will come from a most unexpected place... Pacy, page-turning
storytelling with charm and humour - movie rights optioned by
Paramount. For fans of Jasbinder Bilan, Kwame Mbalia and the Percy
Jackson series Aru Shah and the End of Time (book 1) is a New York
Times bestseller. In 2020, it made TIME's 100 Best Fantasy Books of
all Time
"Chokshi's tale is as sweet as a piece of fairy fruit, and just as
wicked. Every bite is velvet, every swallow is gold, and the taste
lingers like a fever dream." -- V. E. Schwab, #1 New York Times
bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue "A
delightfully meta fairy tale. . . . Magic emanates from every
exquisitely crafted sentence. . . . It feels like the best
conjuring trick ever." -- Charlie Jane Anders, Washington Post A
sumptuous, gothic-infused story about a marriage that is unraveled
by dark secrets, a friendship cursed to end in tragedy, and the
danger of believing in fairy tales--the breathtaking adult debut
from New York Times bestselling author Roshani Chokshi. Once upon a
time, a man who believed in fairy tales married a beautiful,
mysterious woman named Indigo Maxwell-CasteĂąada. He was a scholar
of myths. She was heiress to a fortune. They exchanged gifts and
stories and believed they would live happily ever after--and in
exchange for her love, Indigo extracted a promise: that her
bridegroom would never pry into her past. But when Indigo learns
that her estranged aunt is dying and the couple is forced to return
to her childhood home, the House of Dreams, the bridegroom will
soon find himself unable to resist. For within the crumbling
manor's extravagant rooms and musty halls, there lurks the shadow
of another girl: Azure, Indigo's dearest childhood friend who
suddenly disappeared. As the house slowly reveals his wife's
secrets, the bridegroom will be forced to choose between reality
and fantasy, even if doing so threatens to destroy their marriage .
. . or their lives. Combining the lush, haunting atmosphere of
Mexican Gothic with the dreamy enchantment of The Invisible Life of
Addie LaRue, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride is a spellbinding
and darkly romantic page-turner about love and lies, secrets and
betrayal, and the stories we tell ourselves to survive. "Gorgeous
and ornate, this sensual fairy tale illuminates the corrosive and
redemptive power of both love and lies." -- Holly Black, #1 New
York Times bestselling author of Book of Night "A fairy tale in the
oldest and truest sense: a haunting dream full of blood and love,
vicious truths and beautiful lies. It swallowed me whole, and I
went willingly." -- Alix E. Harrow, New York Times bestselling
author of The Once and Future Witches
'Has everything I like: humour, action, great characters and
awesome mythology!' Rick Riordan, bestselling author of Percy
Jackson 'A new star is born.' Eoin Colfer, bestselling author of
Artemis Fowl The third fast-paced fantasy adventure starring Aru
Shah! War between the devas and the demons is imminent, and the
Otherworld is on high alert. Aru Shah and her friends are sent on a
mission to rescue two targets, one of whom is about to utter a
prophecy that cannot reach the ears of villainous the Sleeper. A
mystical wish-granting tree might be Aru's only hope to save the
day - can she find it in time?
'Has everything I like: humour, action, great characters and
awesome mythology!' Rick Riordan, bestselling author of Percy
Jackson 'A new star is born.' Eoin Colfer, bestselling author of
Artemis Fowl The fourth fast-paced fantasy adventure starring Aru
Shah! Aru has just made a wish on the tree of wishes, but she can't
remember what it was. She's pretty sure she didn't wish for a new
sister, one who looks strangely familiar and claims to be the
Sleeper's daughter, like her. Aru's biggest question, though, is
why every adult she has loved and trusted so far has failed her.
Will she come to peace with what they've done before she has to
wage the battle of her life? Pacy, page-turning storytelling with
charm and humour For fans of Jasbinder Bilan, Kwame Mbalia and the
Percy Jackson series Aru Shah and the End of Time (book 1) is a New
York Times bestseller. In 2020, it made TIME's 100 Best Fantasy
Books of all Time
'Has everything I like: humour, action, great characters and
awesome mythology!' Rick Riordan, bestselling author of Percy
Jackson 'A new star is born.' Eoin Colfer, bestselling author of
Artemis Fowl Twelve-year-old Aru Shah has a tendency to stretch the
truth in order to fit in at school. Whilst her classmates are
jetting off to exotic locales, she'll be at home, in the Museum of
Ancient Indian Art and Culture where her mother works. Is it any
wonder that Aru makes up stories about being royalty, traveling to
Paris, and having a chauffeur? When Aru's schoolmates dare her to
prove that the museum's Lamp of Bharata is cursed, she doesn't
think there's any harm in lighting it. Little does Aru know that
lighting the lamp has dire consequences. She unwittingly frees the
Sleeper, an ancient demon whose duty it is to awaken the God of
Destruction. Her classmates and beloved mother are frozen in time,
and, accompanied by a wise-cracking pigeon and her long-lost
half-sister, it's up to Aru to save them.
Immerse yourself a highly unusual fairy tale by New York Times
bestselling author Roshani Chokshi. Once upon a dream, there was a
prince named Ambrose and a princess named Imelda who loved each
other... But alas, no more. "What a witch takes, a witch does not
give back!" their friends and family warn. They resign themselves
to this loveless fate... A year and a day pass. And then their
story truly begins... Embark on a perilous journey with Imelda and
Ambrose as they brave magical landscapes and enchanted creatures on
their quest to reclaim their heart's desire...But first they must
remember what that is... Perfect for readers looking for:A fresh,
magical fairy taleLove so strong, it breaks a witch's curseAn
enchanting world to escape toA delightful cast of magical
charactersCompelling storytelling from a beloved, bestselling
fantasy authorPraise for Roshani Chokshi: "Reading Chokshi's prose
is like sinking deeply into a plush, purple velvet sofa...lavish
descriptions wrap you in sumptuous sensory detail."-New York Times
"Vivid and lovely writing."-Entertainment Weekly
No one believes in them. But soon no one will forget them. 'A
masterpiece of imagination' Stephanie Garber, Sunday Times
bestselling author of Caraval 'Part political misadventure, part
puzzle, and thoroughly charming, with a band of rapscallions and a
string of surprises!' Holly Black, New York Times bestselling
author of The Cruel Prince Paris, 1889. The city is on the cusp of
industry and power, and the Exposition Universelle has breathed new
life into the streets and dredged up ancient secrets. Here, no one
keeps tabs on dark truths better than treasure hunter and wealthy
hotelier Severin Montagnet-Alarie. When the elite, ever-powerful
Order of Babel coerces him to help them on a mission, Severin is
offered a treasure that he never imagined: his true inheritance. To
hunt down the ancient artifact the Order seeks, Severin calls upon
a band of unlikely experts: an engineer with a debt to pay; a
historian banished from his home; a dancer with a sinister past;
and a brother in arms if not blood. Together they will join Severin
as he explores the dark, glittering heart of Paris. What they find
might change the course of history - but only if they can stay
alive. From New York Times bestselling author Roshani Chokshi comes
a novel set in Paris during a time of extraordinary change - one
that is full of mystery, decadence, and dangerous desires . . .
'This is a book to swan-dive into, swim around in, luxuriate in.
Trust me, you won't want to come out' Laini Taylor, New York Times
bestselling author of Strange the Dreamer 'A gorgeously layered
story, with characters that make you laugh and ache and cheer'
Renee Ahdieh, New York Times bestselling author of The Wrath &
the Dawn
Severin and his team members might have successfully thwarted the
Fallen House, but victory came at a terrible cost - one that still
haunts all of them. Desperate to make amends, Severin pursues a
dangerous lead to find a long lost artifact rumored to grant its
possessor the power of God. Their hunt lures them far from Paris,
and into the icy heart of Russia where crystalline ice animals
stalk forgotten mansions, broken goddesses carry deadly secrets,
and a string of unsolved murders makes the crew question whether an
ancient myth is a myth after all. As hidden secrets come to the
light and the ghosts of the past catch up to them, the crew will
discover new dimensions of themselves. But what they find out may
lead them down paths they never imagined. A tale of love and
betrayal as the crew risks their lives for one last job.
Returning to the dark and glamorous 19th century world of her New
York Times bestseller, The Gilded Wolves, Roshani Chokshi dazzles
with another riveting tale full of mystery and danger in The
Silvered Serpents. They are each other's fiercest love, greatest
danger, and only hope. Severin and his team members might have
successfully thwarted the Fallen House, but victory came at a
terrible cost--one that still haunts all of them. Desperate to make
amends, Severin pursues a dangerous lead to find a long lost
artifact rumored to grant its possessor the power of God. Their
hunt lures them far from Paris and into the icy heart of Russia,
where crystalline ice animals stalk forgotten mansions, broken
goddesses carry deadly secrets, and a string of unsolved murders
makes the crew question whether an ancient myth is a myth after
all. As hidden secrets come to the light and the ghosts of the past
catch up to them, the crew will discover new dimensions of
themselves. But what they find out may lead them down paths they
never imagined. A tale of love and betrayal as the crew risks their
lives for one last job.
'Gorgeous and ornate' Holly Black 'Lingers like a fever dream' V.E.
Schwab Do not look. Do not ask. Do not pry. A sumptuous, gothic
story about an obsessive female friendship cursed to end in
tragedy, a marriage unraveled by dark secrets, and the danger of
believing in fairy tales - the breathtaking adult debut from New
York Times bestselling author Roshani Chokshi. Once upon a time, a
man who believed in fairy tales married a beautiful, mysterious
woman named Indigo Maxwell-Castenada. He was a scholar of myths.
She was heiress to a fortune. They exchanged gifts and stories and
believed they would live happily ever after - and in exchange for
her love, Indigo extracted a promise: that her bridegroom would
never pry into her past. But when Indigo learns that her estranged
aunt is dying and the couple is forced to return to her childhood
home, the House of Dreams, the bridegroom soon finds himself unable
to resist. For within the crumbling manor's extravagant rooms and
musty halls, there lurks the shadow of another girl: Azure,
Indigo's dearest childhood friend, who disappeared without a trace.
As the house slowly reveals his wife's secrets, the bridegroom will
be forced to choose between reality and fantasy, even if doing so
threatens to destroy their marriage . . . or their lives. Combining
the lush, haunting atmosphere of Mexican Gothic with the dreamy
enchantment of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, The Last Tale of
the Flower Bride is a spellbinding and darkly romantic page-turner
about love and lies, secrets and betrayal, and the stories we tell
ourselves to survive. 'A fairy tale in the oldest and truest sense'
Alix E. Harrow 'A shimmering tapestry' Yangsze Choo 'Dark,
haunting, and thrumming with mystery, magic, and love' Sue Lynn Tan
'An opulent, engrossing tale' Kiran Millwood Hargrave 'Darkly
gorgeous and utterly entrancing' Shannon Chakraborty 'An
intoxicating fever dream' Emily Henry
*AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* First in a "wildly inventive
and wildly representative" (The New York Times Book Review)
historical fantasy series, Roshani Chokshi's The Gilded Wolves
follows the exploits of a found family--six societal outcasts
tasked with stealing a powerful artifact that can alter their lives
for the better, but at the cost of breaking the world. All eyes are
on Paris where the Exposition Universelle World Fair is to be held.
Hidden among the technological marvels and artistic creations on
display is an item of unimaginable power--a Babel fragment that
would enable those who wield it with magical Forging abilities over
nature's elements. Severin Montagnet-Alarie's birthright was stolen
from him. Now, to reclaim his rightful place among France's elite,
he must obtain the Babel fragment for the Order. It is a heist that
will require the ingenuity and skills of those with nothing to lose
and everything to gain: Enrique, a gifted historian and wordsmith,
caught between two worlds; Zofia, a brilliant Forging artist and
engineer, separated from her family; Hypnos, a rival aristocrat who
needs an ally among the Order; Tristan, an extraordinary Forger
raised at Severin's side, loyal to his adopted brother's quest; and
Laila, the mysterious dancer and espionage artist who stole
Severin's heart in a moment of vulnerability he couldn't afford.
But as the dangerous risks of their escapade surge, Severin finds
himself torn between his desire for revenge against all those who
wronged him and the people he's deliberately placing in harm's
way--including the woman he loves and fears to lose... "A
masterpiece of imagination." --New York Times bestselling author
Stephanie Garber "Part political misadventure, part puzzle and
thoroughly charming, with a band of rapscallions and a string of
surprises." --New York Times bestselling author Holly Black "[A]
smart, dark adventure." --New York Times bestselling author
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