<B>"RAISES THE BAR FOR WHAT EPIC FANTASY SHOULD BE." &#8212;Chloe Gong, author of <I>These Violent Delights</I><BR />A ruthless princess and a powerful priestess come together to rewrite the fate of an empire in this "fiercely and unapologetically feminist tale of endurance and revolution set against a gorgeous, unique magical world" (S. A. Chakraborty).</B><BR />Exiled by her despotic brother, princess Malini spends her days dreaming of vengeance while imprisoned in the Hirana: an ancient cliffside temple that was once the revered source of the magical deathless waters but is now little more than a decaying ruin.<BR /> <BR />The secrets of the Hirana call to Priya. But in order to keep the truth of her past safely hidden, she works as a servant in the loathed regent's household, biting her tongue and cleaning Malini's chambers.<BR /> <BR />But when Malini witnesses Priya's true nature, their destinies become irrevocably tangled. One is a ruthless princess seeking to steal a throne. The other a powerful priestess desperate to save her family. Together, they will set an empire ablaze.<BR /><B>"An intimate, complex, magical study of empire and the people caught in its bloody teeth. I loved it."</B> &#8212;Alix E. Harrow, author of <I>The Ten Thousand Doors of January</I><BR /><B>"<I>The Jasmine Throne</I> is gripping and harrowing from the very start." </B>&#8212;R. F. Kuang, author of <I>The Poppy War</I><BR /><B>"Suri's incandescent feminist masterpiece hits like a steel fist inside a velvet glove. Simply magnificent."</B> &#8212;Shelley Parker-Chan, author of <I>She Who Became the Sun</I><BR /><B>"A fierce, heart-wrenching exploration of the value and danger of love in a world of politics and power." </B>&#8212;<I>Publishers Weekly </I>(starred review)<BR /><B>"This cutthroat and sapphic novel will grip you until the very end."</B> &#8212;<I>Vulture</I> (Best of the Year)<BR /><B>"Lush and stunning....Inspired by Indian epics, this sapphic fantasy will rip your heart out."</B> &#8212;<I>BuzzFeed News</I>