The Star-Touched Queen

Roshani Chokshi

Apr 2016 · Star-Touched Book 1 · Sold by St. Martin's Griffin

About this ebook

A lush and vivid story steeped in Indian folklore and mythology, Roshani Chokshi's The Star-touched Queen is a novel that no reader will soon forget. An instant New York Times bestseller!

Fate and fortune. Power and passion. What does it take to be the queen of a kingdom when you're only seventeen?

Maya is cursed. With a horoscope that promises a marriage of Death and Destruction, she has earned only the scorn and fear of her father's kingdom. Content to follow more scholarly pursuits, her whole world is torn apart when her father, the Raja, arranges a wedding of political convenience to quell outside rebellions. Soon Maya becomes the queen of Akaran and wife of Amar. Neither roles are what she expected: As Akaran's queen, she finds her voice and power. As Amar's wife, she finds something else entirely: Compassion. Protection. Desire...

But Akaran has its own secrets -- thousands of locked doors, gardens of glass, and a tree that bears memories instead of fruit. Soon, Maya suspects her life is in danger. Yet who, besides her husband, can she trust? With the fate of the human and Otherworldly realms hanging in the balance, Maya must unravel an ancient mystery that spans reincarnated lives to save those she loves the most... including herself.

Ratings and reviews

Beautiful wording... but everything was mass buildup (well written and good plot idea) for an anticlimactic pinnacle. like the whole situation with Guari, the fight at the dark market.... all such beautifully worded buildup for such a bland final delivery. Characters were fairly likeable but there was zero depth or background to any but the main character. Gupta would have been a lovely character to discover more on. I wanted desperately to love this book but for $9.99 i feel a bit jipped.

I would recomend the star touched queen to young readers who are ready to embrace a lovable story filled with love, tragedies, and adventure.

Feels overwrought.

About the author

Roshani Chokshi is the New York Times bestselling author of The Star-Touched Queen. Her work has appeared in Strange Horizons, Shimmer, and Book Smugglers. Her short story, "The Star Maiden," was longlisted for the British Fantasy Science Award.