FINALIST FOR BEST FANTASY NOVEL IN THE AUREALIS AWARDS SHORTLISTED FOR THE ALDISS AWARD '
Kavithri is gripping raw and outrageous Indian-inspired steampunk fantasy with brutal world
and compassionate main character' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ *** Meet Kavithri. Outcast. Underdog. Survivor.
Kavi is a Taemu. Her people once feared berserkers and the spearhead of a continent-spanning
invasion are the dregs of Raayan society. Their spirits crushed. Their swords broken. Their
history erased. But Kavi has a dream and a plan. She will do whatever it takes to earn a place
at the secretive mage academy face the Jinn within its walls and gain the power to rise above
her station and drag her people out of the darkness. Except power and knowledge come at a cost
and the world no longer needs a Taemu who can fight. So they will break her. Beat her down to
her knees. And make her bleed. But if blood is what they want Kavi will give them blood. She
will give them violence. She will show them a berserker's fury. And she will make them
remember her name. An no-holds-barred progression fantasy and empowering South Asian epic -
featuring necromancers djinn and visceral action sequences. An underdog story like no other
Kavithri is perfect for fans of Fonda Lee Tamsyn Muir and John Gwynne. *** ' A richly
detailed darkly gritty world ' Sunyi Dean Sunday Times bestselling author of The Bone Eaters
' [A] grim and relentless exploration of colonialism power resistance and courage ' Samit
Basu ' Seamlessly packs South Asian lore and progression fantasy into a relentless
rollercoaster ' Gourav Mohanty ' Raw and relentless ... I personally enjoyed [it] so much
because of the parallels and similarities of this world to my culture but also because of the
characterization of the tour-de-force that is Kavithri' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ' I appreciated the rich
Indian inspired world that has accurate depiction of poverty oppression raw portraits of
colonialism and caste system . . . a diverse powerful and engaging reading experience' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
⭐ 'An explosive story about a character fighting against a stacked deck you will cheer for
her' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'If you like your action gritty and frenetic and your world expansive and
colorful a narrative that takes no prisoners a story about oppression and colonialism but
also about hope and redemption then look no further' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ' Insanely gritty page turner
Kavi is what Hollywood female led movies should be based on' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ' It was not
predictable in any sense and kept me so gripped I could not put it down ' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
