Hunted By The Sky

GUL HAS SPENT HER LIFE RUNNING. She has a star-shaped birthmark on her arm and in the kingdom of Ambar girls with such birthmarks have been disappearing for years. In fact it is this very mark that caused her parents' murder at the hand of King Lohar's ruthless soldiers and forced her into hiding in order to protect her own life. So when a group of rebel women called the 'Sisters of the Golden Lotus' rescue her take her in and train her in warrior magic Gul wants only one thing revenge. Cavas lives in the tenements and he's just about ready to sign his life over to the king's army. His father is terminally ill but Cavas will do anything to save him. Sparks fly when he meets a mysterious girl-Gul-in the capital's bazaar. As the chemistry between them grows undeniably he becomes entangled in a mission of vengeance and discovers a magic he never expected to find. Dangerous circumstances bring Gul and Cavas together at the king's domain in Ambar Fort . . . a world with secrets deadlier than their own. Inspired by medieval India this is the first in a stunning fantasy duology by Tanaz Bhathena exploring identity class struggles and high-stakes romance against a breathtaking magical backdrop. Review A young adult fantasy fiction title with a gutsy heroine leading a revolution -- FirstPostThe language used in the novel is just as compelling and the visual imagery simply enchanting -- New Indian ExpressA brilliantly woven fantasy novel that takes you on a spectacular journey into the a fictious world inspired by Vedic India -- Deccan Chronicle""A whirlwind of heartfelt storytelling""Jodi Meadows New York Times-bestselling co-author of My Plain Jane and author of the Fallen Isles Trilogy""This book not only left me breathless it made my heart soar""Kristen Ciccarelli international bestselling author of The Last Namsara""A fresh magical new world""S.A. Chakraborty author of The City of Brass and The Kingdom of Copper""An epic adventure you don't want to miss""Tasha Suri author of Empire of Sand""A fresh and intelligent fantasy""Megan Bannen author of The Bird and the Blade""A story exquisitely told with magic on every page""Ausma Zehanat Khan author of The Bloodprint""Captivating . . . A breathtaking adventure""Sukanya Venkatraghavan editor of Magical Women and author of Dark Things""Deliciously fresh""Elly Blake New York Times-bestselling author of the Frostblood Saga""A dazzling rich story""Swati Teerdhala author of the Tiger at Midnight series About the Author Tanaz Bhathena is a two-time nominee of the White Pine Award by the Ontario Library Association most recently for her novelThe Beauty of the Moment. Her acclaimed novelA Girl Like That received two-starred reviews and was named Best Book of the Year bySeventeenthe Globe and Mail andTimes of India among others. Tanaz lives in Mississauga Ontario with her family. You can find her at tanazbhathena.com.