The sister of the newly crowned Emperor Chandra, who’s Parijatdvipan kingdom now dominates Ahiranya, Malini has been imprisoned in the crime of NOT SETTING HERSELF ON FIRE. This small circle of people expands slightly with the the introduction of Princess Malini. Not that anyone else would suspect her of being anyone but the dutiful wife of the rather milquetoast Vikram. Unlike most other people, Bhumika has some knowledge of Priya’s background. She’s not in a position to help him herself, but she thinks that Bhumika, the pregnant wife of the Regent, might be able to help. Some of these children a struck with a strange illness that starts turning them into trees-rot-and Priya has some special talents that she trieds to keep on the low.ĭuring her trips to the market, Priya runs into Rukh, a little boy suffering from the rot. When not attending to her reguklar duites, Priya attends to sick children in the surrounding city of Ahiranya. Priya is a kitchen maid in the Regent’s Mahal in the once-kingdom of Ahiranya. If I had to pick a main character, I think Priya pull ahead to get her nose in front. The Jasmine Throne is a very woman-centred story. I think its going to be one of my favorites of the year. And I have to say, Suri does not disappoint with The Jasmine Throne. I think I have been doing pretty well this year sussing these out, especially in the fantasy genre. The perfect read for fans of Game of Thrones, political fantasies, or woman-driven epics.Tasha Suri is another new author for me. With a gripping plot, sprawling worldbuilding, and enthralling, morally grey protagonists, “The Jasmine Throne” grabs readers and refuses to let go until the final page. When a moment of peril reveals Priya’s true power to Malini, their lives and their fight for survival are irrevocably entwined.

She’s anonymous and unseen by choice - if anyone discovers the dangerous secret of her connection to the temple, she and the fragile remnants of her family will be the next to burn. Priya is just one maidservant among many, assigned to make the deadly trek up the Hirana each day to care for Malini’s needs but forbidden to speak to the princess. Poisoned into meek compliance, only her desire for revenge keeps her alive in the crumbling Hirana temple to which she has been exiled. Malini is a princess who refused to burn on the pyre of her brother’s ambition. “The Jasmine Throne” is the first instalment in Tasha Suri’s epic political fantasy trilogy, inspired by the history and mythology of India. “The Jasmine Throne,” by Tasha Suri, Orbit, 2021, 563 pages

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