Passionate, thought-provoking, and riotously funny. The novel draws inspiration from Bengali folktales, Hindu epics, and India’s fight for independence from the British most importantly, it highlights the innate power of linguistic and cultural diversity and heritage. DasGupta’s carefully crafted characters are convincing, and the fast-paced narrative will keep readers thoroughly engaged. Ultimately, the reluctant heroine must decide where she belongs in her people’s fight for independence from the snakes. Pinki’s quest to help Sesha and control her own fire leads her to befriend several interesting people, including Moon Maiden Chandni.
In exchange for this treachery, Sesha offers Pinki control over her powers. When she accidentally sets fire to her school, a humiliated Pinki is persuaded by the evil serpent prince Sesha to steal moonbeams from the Moon Mother that he claims will power a superweapon and defeat the resistance. She also doesn’t have any friends, something made worse by the fact that she cannot control her powers, sometimes wreaking havoc. Despite being the daughter of legendary freedom fighters, Pinki is not sure she can identify with the rakkhosh resistance. This follow-up to The Serpent’s Secret(2018) returns readers to the fantastical land of the Kingdom Beyond Seven Oceans and Thirteen Rivers.
But then they discover that the disappearance of the bees is more nefarious than they thought, and the plot goes all the way to the top.In a world where serpents have colonized humans and demon rakkhosh alike, fire rakkhoshi Pinki goes on a quest for belonging and freedom. Whisked away to a magical realm, the twins must use Kiya’s scientific skills and Kinjal’s love of books and language. There, they find Snowy and Midnight, two winged pakkhiraj horses from the Kingdom Beyond Seven Oceans and Thirteen Rivers who have come to this dimension to seek help - bees are disappearing, along with the nectar the pakkhiraj horses need to survive. When 10-year-old Kinjal hears a strange noise in the middle of the night, he grabs his twin sister, Kiya, and the two go searching in the forest at the edge of their new house. From New York Times bestselling author Sayantani DasGupta comes a new series in which everything is connected to everything, and it’s up to twins Kiya From New York Times bestselling author Sayantani DasGupta comes a new series in which everything is connected to everything, and it’s up to twins Kiya and Kinjal to save it all.
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