The Jasmine Throne : The Burning Kingdoms Trilogy Book 1
The Jasmine Throne : The Burning Kingdoms Trilogy Book 1
REPRESENTATION:
AAPI, AAPI Author, AAPI Characters, Queer, Queer Characters, Sapphic
CONTENT WARNINGS:
Murder, Genocide, Death of children, Drugs, Body horror, Possession, Misogyny, War, Blood, Torture, Immolation, Suicide completion, Suicidal ideation, Poison, Addiction
A ruthless princess and a powerful priestess come together to rewrite the fate of an empire.
Exiled by her despotic brother, princess Malini spends her days dreaming of vengeance while imprisoned in the Hirana: an ancient cliffside temple that was once the revered source of the magical deathless waters but is now little more than a decaying ruin.
The secrets of the Hirana call to Priya. But in order to keep the truth of her past safely hidden, she works as a servant in the loathed regent's household and cleaning Malini's chambers.
When Malini witnesses Priya's true nature, their destinies become irrevocably tangled. One is a ruthless princess seeking to steal a throne. The other a powerful priestess desperate to save her family. Together, they will set an empire ablaze.
Praise for The Jasmine Throne:
"Suri's writing always brings me to another world; one full of wonders and terrors, where every detail feels intricately and carefully imagined." --R. F. Kuang, author of Babel
"Raises the bar for what epic fantasy should be." --Chloe Gong, author of These Violent Delights
"An intimate, complex, magical study of empire and the people caught in its bloody teeth. I loved it." --Alix E. Harrow, author of The Once and Future Witches
"Suri's incandescent feminist masterpiece hits like a steel fist inside a velvet glove. Simply magnificent." --Shelley Parker-Chan, author of She Who Became the Sun
"A fierce, heart-wrenching exploration of the value and danger of love in a world of politics and power." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Lush and stunning....Inspired by Indian epics, this sapphic fantasy will rip your heart out." --BuzzFeed News