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The Jasmine Throne

By: Tasha Suri
Narrated by: Shiromi Arserio
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***THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD WINNER***

One is a vengeful princess seeking to depose her brother from his throne. The other is a priestess searching for her family. Together, they will change the fate of an empire.

Imprisoned by her dictator brother, Malini spends her days in isolation in the Hirana: an ancient temple that was once the source of powerful magic—but is now little more than a decaying ruin.

Priya is a maidservant, one of several who make the treacherous journey to the top of the Hirana every night to attend Malini's chambers. She is happy to be an anonymous drudge, as long as it keeps anyone from guessing the dangerous secret she hides. But when Malini accidentally bears witness to Priya's true nature, their destinies become irrevocably tangled....

The Jasmine Throne begins an epic fantasy trilogy set in a world inspired by the history and romances of India, in which a captive princess and a maidservant in possession of forbidden magic become unlikely allies. The sapphic romance and Booktok sensation!

©2021 Natasha Suri (P)2021 Hachette Audio UK Dark Fantasy Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Historical Literature & Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy South Asian Creators Destiny Magic

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Critic reviews

"Raises the bar for what epic fantasy should be." (Chloe Gong, author of These Violent Delights)

"This cutthroat and sapphic novel will grip you until the very end." (Vulture, best of the year)

"Suri's incandescent feminist masterpiece hits like a steel fist inside a velvet glove." (Shelley Parker-Chan, author of She Who Became the Sun)
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Beautiful story and strong characters. Not as much romance as I hoped but still a great read. looking forward to next book

great story

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absolutely loved this book, found it to be a slow start but great read. recommend

really really goooood

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One of the best narrators I’ve heard and the story is absolutely fantastic. The characters are beautifully written. 5⭐️

I devoured this

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I am not easily impressed when it comes to books but this is one of those rare ones that comes along and leaves you in awe of the person who managed to write it. Excellent, excellent study of the mastery of all the creative writing necessities. And then some.

Epic RF Kung-level world building

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While I love the ideas this book is based on, for me it didn't come off.
The pacing is all over the place, meaning that the payoffs don't hit with any real weight.
The narrator overused a tense delivery style, again affecting the payoff moments.
This book felt too long, I wonder if a strict editor might have cut it into shape.
This was a real slog.

Not the sum of it's parts

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