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As punishment for consummating his marriage to a human, the celestial Hotsuka is expelled from heaven and his powers reduced. Human, and imprisoned, Hotsuka is freed by a djinni, Tenshi, who tells him his newborn son will die if he doesn’t receive a dragon pearl. No sooner has he found his son, Hotsuka walks into a trap. Injured, he is taken in by monks who, as payment for his treatment, require five years of service in a monastery no monk has ever escaped. Over the next two decades, Hotsuka discovers his humanity while rising through the ranks to become abbot. Then, one day, Tenshi arrives with terrible news. Will Hotsuka leave the monastery and embark on a perilous adventure that will change his life, the world he calls home and the universe? Hotsuka's story is the first novella in the Dragon Pearl series, a series set in a world where gods and humans coexist and borrows from Asian and Middle Eastern mythologies.
Babak’s early childhood is lonely and often violent. Things change when he befriends Kunie, the emperor’s daughter. Infatuated, Babak wants to be a guardsman and, one day, Kunie’s personal bodyguard. But Babak was born to serve a greater purpose. How will Babak react when he learns his commitment to Kunie and his destiny are not one and the same thing? Set ten years after Madhuri’s Story, Babak’s Story describes life in the Imperial Fortress. It explores the still precarious alliance between the Empire and the Dragonfolk as they prepare for the inevitable clash with the Tamuda.
Captured by the nomadic Tamuda, Madhuri receives two gifts from a snake spirit. Thanks to the first gift, she is betrothed to the charismatic Chuluun. As Madhuri settles into her new life she discovers her presence endangers the entire Tamuda nation. When the spirit’s second gift reveals itself, Madhuri realises she must sacrifice everything, including Chuluun, to escape. Told by a young Empire woman, Madhuri’s Story describes how the Tamuda are preparing to take back the lands stolen from them by the Empire.
Abandoned by her husband, Shernaz is rescued by the Queen of Patalama and given a Dragon pearl. Thanks to the pearl, Shernaz enjoys prolonged youth and the independence she’d always dreamed of. When the pearl loses its power, obtaining a second carries a dreadful price, one that Shernaz must decide whether she’s willing to pay. Shernaz’s Story starts the moment the celestial Meijin, Hotsuka, sets eyes on her. It spans the next two hundred years and describes events that precipitate three wars, two on Shernaz’s world and one in the heavens.
Omid, the emperor’s sickly son, must complete his dead brother’s undertaking and forge a sword so light and sharp it will cut a falling leaf. Omid is soon confronted by a Dragoness who’s out to sabotage the undertaking at any cost. Can Omid make the sword, or will he plunge the Empire and the Dragonfolk back into endless war? Omid’s Story begins a few days after Barid’s foster daughter, Jiri, leaves to start her own undertaking, a task, thanks to Gaurang, that is inseparable from Omid’s.
To save a world, he must risk his own. While testing fireworks, orphan Sam shoots down a dragon and her knight. A dying emperor begs his wife, Maria, to abdicate and avoid the ensuing power struggle for their failing empire. With her mind bound to the human who shot her out of the sky, Eliana upsets her father’s plans for returning their people to their home world. Rifts, invisible gates between worlds and a source of magical energy, connect the fates of Sam, Maria and Eliana. Sam’s destiny is to seal the Rifts. Unbeknown to Maria, her dead son and heir to the empire, Sam, still lives. And if the Rifts close, Eliana and her people can’t return home. Set in a world where animals host human souls, machines weave magic and people aren’t who they claim to be, Rifts is the first book in a three-part epic fantasy series.
On a mission to Arshak, Roshan causes a terrible accident that allows High Magus Sassan to capture over thirty daevas. Meanwhile, Armaiti gives Sassan the one thing King Fiqitush most desires: Solomon’s seal. While Roshan struggles to control the sabaoth magic, Navid leaves for Arshak to learn what Sassan is up to with the daevas. What he discovers horrifies him and prompts a rescue mission. Aware they could be walking into a trap, Roshan, Navid and Behrouz sneak into Arshak. Can they free the prisoners, or will they become Sassan’s next victims?
Whoever possesses the emerald mace controls the fate of the Rift worlds. Once more, Eliana, Sam and Maria must stop the Aurum Veil in their final bid to seize control of their home world and the Rift worlds beyond.
The djinn are dying. The Baka Djinn Chronicles is a three-book fantasy series. If you like stories packed with ancient civilisations, mythological beasts and vengeful spirts, grab yourself a copy! Book 1 Centuries after King Solomon’s death, the djinn are still searching for the seal, a heavenly ring he used to subdue them. The djinn are dying, and now their fate lies in the hands of Roshan, a young woman unaware she can weave a new and dangerous magic. Can Roshan find the seal and save the djinn, or will her newfound magic doom them? Book 2 On a mission to Arshak, Roshan causes a terrible accident that allows High Magus Sassan to capture over thirty daevas. Meanwhile, Armaiti gives Sassan...
Shafira witnesses an ominous encounter between her ambitious husband, Shalman, and a merchant in the bazaar. Later that day, she receives devastating news: Shalman killed himself. Convinced Shalman would never commit suicide, Shafira discovers a clue that could uncover what really happened to him. But there’s a problem: the clue is locked inside a box only a djinni can open. Even if Shafira can find a djinni willing to unlock the box, is she prepared for what she finds inside it? A prequel to the first three books of the Baka Djinn Chronicles, Shafira tells the story of how Roshan’s and Navid’s parents met.