The Star-Touched Queen

The Star-Touched Queen

A lush and vivid story steeped in Indian folklore and mythology, Roshani Chokshi's The Star-touched Queen is a novel that no reader will soon forget. An instant New York Times Bestseller! Fate and fortune. Power and passion. What does it take to be the queen of a kingdom when you're only seventeen? Maya is cursed. With a horoscope that promises a marriage of Death and Destruction, she has earned only the scorn and fear of her father's kingdom. Content to follow more scholarly pursuits, her whole world is torn apart when her father, the Raja, arranges a wedding of political convenience to quell outside rebellions. Soon Maya becomes the queen of Akaran and wife of Amar. Neither roles are what she expected: As Akaran's queen, she finds her voice and power. As Amar's wife, she finds something else entirely: Compassion. Protection. Desire... But Akaran has its own secrets -- thousands of locked doors, gardens of glass, and a tree that bears memories instead of fruit. Soon, Maya suspects her life is in danger. Yet who, besides her husband, can she trust? With the fate of the human and Otherworldly realms hanging in the balance, Maya must unravel an ancient mystery that spans reincarnated lives to save those she loves the most... including herself. Review Praise for The Star-Touched Queen:New York Times Bestseller#9 on the Summer 2016 Kids' Indie Next ListA Goodreads Best Book of the Month?Chokshi's prose is captivating, and the pages come alive ?. Maya is a strong heroine, and while there is romance, an emphasis on familial love adds another level of richness to a folkloric fantasy about sacrifice, self-discovery, and making your own destiny.? ?Publishers Weekly, starred review ?Richly imagined, deeply mythic, filled with lovely language? this is an author to watch? ? Kirkus Reviews"Magic is woven into every word of the STAR-TOUCHED QUEEN. Vibrantly imaginative and gracefully written, I was spellbound from the first line. A dazzling, sensuous feast of world-building, romance, and mythology." ?Sarah J. Maas, New York Times Bestselling author of the Throne of Glass series. "Roshani Chokshi has crafted a bewitching tale with a setting so vivid and unique, I wished I could step right through the pages." ?Amy Ewing, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Jewel"Chokshi's storytelling glimmers like magic on every page-a novel meant to be savored." ?Cindy Pon, author of Serpentine and Silver Phoenix "A luscious, bloodthirsty fairy tale with all the romance, magic, and gorgeous mythology I could ask for ?Tessa Gratton, author of Blood Magic and The United States of Asgard series "Gorgeously poetic writing gives vibrant, sensuous life to the worlds of THE STAR-TOUCHED QUEEN." ?Kate Elliott, of Court of Fives About the Author Roshani Chokshi is the New York Times bestselling author of The Star-Touched Queen. Her work has appeared in Strange Horizons, Shimmer, and Book Smugglers. Her short story, "The Star Maiden," was longlisted for the British Fantasy Science Award.