Kavitri

Meet Kavitri: a pariah, an outsider, and a survivor

Kavi – the temu. Her people, once a fearsome warrior force that struck terror across the continent, are now the dregs of society. Their spirit is broken. Their swords are dull. Their history is erased.
But Kavi has a dream and a plan. She is ready to do anything to earn a place in the military academy for battle mages and their bodyguards, to meet a djinn within its walls, and to gain the power that will allow her to rise above her station and lift her people from the darkness.
However, power and knowledge come with a price. The world no longer needs temu who can fight. They are determined to break her. To bring her to her knees. To make her bleed.
But if they want blood, Kavi will give them blood. She will answer them with violence. She will show the fury of a berserker.
And they will remember her name.
«A grand, dynamic, and thrilling story with a heroine who possesses both charm and steely resolve. Stunning, gripping, funny, and brutal – this book deserves to gain worldwide fame».
— David Ragg
«The world and characters are wonderfully crafted, while the story maintains an optimistic tone even as it turns dark. Steampunk with South Asian motifs meets “Evangelion”».
— Peter MacLean
«The vibrant and brutal world literally leaps off the pages».
— Matt Ward
«A tumultuous journey through a vivid and brutal world, the story is simultaneously dark, solemn, and stunning. I’m just thrilled!»
— Sarah Beth Durst
«In this story, the author offers a vivid exploration of class, caste, and colonialism through delightful magic and the tale of an outsider for whom one cannot help but root».
— J.T. Greathouse
«The author has created a meticulously crafted, grimy world, and Kavi is a charismatic, witty, and original heroine».
— Sani Dean
«An impressive debut in every sense – a dark and unrelenting exploration of colonialism, power, resistance, and courage that will astonish the reader».
— Samit Basu
«A masterfully crafted epic adventure in a vivid, live setting».
— K.S. Villoso
«This story is not a cozy bedtime tale. It is a brutal journey of a berserker that organically blends South Asian folklore and hero's journey fiction in an inexorable carousel of events».
— Gurav Mohanty