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<b>WINNER OF THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL<br> <br> <br> <br> NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2021 BY <i>PUBLISHERS WEEKLY</i>, <i>LIBRARY JOURNAL</i>, <i>BOOKLIST</i>, AND THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY<br> <br> <br> <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, author of the <i>The City of Brass</i>).</b><br> <br> <br> <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> <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 and cleaning Malini's chambers.<br> <br> <br> <br> 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> <br> <br> <br> Praise for <i>The Jasmine Throne</i>:<br> <br> <br> <br> <b>"Suri's writing always brings me to another world; one full of wonders and terrors, where every detail feels intricately and carefully imagined."</b> --R. F. Kuang, author of <i>Babel</i><br> <br> <br> <br> <b>"Raises the bar for what epic fantasy should be."</b> --Chloe Gong, author of <i>These Violent Delights</i><br> <br> <br> <br> <b>"An intimate, complex, magical study of empire and the people caught in its bloody teeth. I loved it."</b> --Alix E. Harrow, author of <i>The Once and Future Witches</i><br> <br> <br> <br> <b>"Suri's incandescent feminist masterpiece hits like a steel fist inside a velvet glove. Simply magnificent."</b> --Shelley Parker-Ch