WINNER OF THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL NAMED ONE OF THE BEST#160;BOOKS OF 2021 BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, LIBRARY JOURNAL, BOOKLIST, AND THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY A ruthless princess and a powerful priestess come together to rewrite the fate of an empire in this ldquo;fiercely and unapologetically feminist tale of endurance and revolution set against a gorgeous, unique magical worldrdquo; (S. A. Chakraborty, author of the The City of Brass). Exiled by her despotic brother, princess Malini spends her days dreaming of vengeance while imprisoned in the Hirana:#160;an ancient cliffside temple that was once the revered source of the magical deathless waters but is now little more than a decaying ruin. #160; 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 regentrsquo;s household and cleaning Malinirsquo;s chambers. #160; When Malini witnesses Priyarsquo;s true nature, their destinies become irrevocably tangled. One is a ruthless princess seeking to steal a throne. The other a#160;powerful priestess desperate to save her family. Together, they will set an empire ablaze.Praise for The Jasmine Throne:quot;Surirsquo;s writing always brings me to another world; one full of wonders and terrors, where every detail feels intricately and carefully imagined.quot; mdash;R. F. Kuang, author of Babelquot;Raises the bar for what epic fantasy should be.quot; mdash;Chloe Gong, author of#160;These Violent Delightsquot;An intimate, complex, magical study of empire and the people caught in its bloody teeth. I loved it.rdquo; mdash;Alix E. Harrow,#160;author of The Once and Future Witchesquot;Surirsquo;s incandescent feminist masterpiece hits like a steel fist inside a velvet glove. Simply magnificent.quot;#160;mdash;Shelley Parker-Chan, author of She Who Became the Sunquot;A#160;fierce, heart-wrenching exploration of the value and danger of love in a world of politics and power.quot; mdash;Publishers Weekly (starred review)quot;Lush and stunning....Inspired by Indian epics, this sapphic fantasy will rip your heart out.quot; mdash;BuzzFeed News
