Faith Taran he told himself. Youre supposed to have faith.Not a lot is going right for Taran Sharma. First he stole his annoying brothers necklace and ran off into the night. Then his family got taken hostage by spindly creatures of the dead. And to top it all hes just been charged with a mission by Lord Ganesha himself! Now in order to rescue his family from the hands of the preta he has to undertake a journey more fantastical than he can begin to comprehend.As Taran embarks on an epic voyage that may lead to disastrous consequence he realizes that having faith especially in himself might be harder than he was led to believe.Dive into this riveting adventure to the Veiled Lands replete with evil Naga armies mythical creatures and a supervillain who will stop at nothing to reach the elusive Gateway of Moksha. About the Author Rohit Gaur grew up in New York City and would spend his evenings at the local bookshop reading myths and adventure stories from around the world. Influenced by Marvel comicsStar Wars anime and the cartoons he grew up watching he often dreamt of creating a magical world based on Indias rich mythology traditions and culture with fantastical beasts. His favourite writers and directors include J.K. Rowling Rick Riordan George Lucas Guillermo del Toro Peter Jackson and Hayao Miyazaki. Rohit lives with his family in New Jersey and travels to India often.