Kavithri - Shortlisted for the Aurealis Awards

An action-packed South Asian epic fantasy featuring necromancers, jinn, and one seriously fearless heroine... Meet Kavithri. Outcast. Underdog. Survivor. Kavi is a Taemu. Her people, once feared berserkers and the spearhead of a continent-spanning invasion, are the dregs of Raayan society. Their spirits crushed. Their swords broken. Their history erased. But Kavi has a dream and a plan. She will do whatever it takes to earn a place at the secretive mage academy, face the Jinn within its walls, and gain the power to rise above her station and drag her people out of the darkness. Except power and knowledge come at a cost, and the world no longer needs a Taemu who can fight. So they will break her. Beat her down to her knees. And make her bleed. But if blood is what they want, Kavi will give them blood. She will give them violence. She will show them a berserker''s fury. And she will make them remember her name. An action-packed and empowering South Asian fantasy epic. An underdog story like no other - Kavithri will remind you of fantasy heroes like Arya Stark and Gideon the Ninth.

About the author

Aman J. Bedi was born in Mysore, India. He grew up in Vizag, studied in Bangalore, completed a PhD in experimental psychology at the University of Canterbury, and now lives and works in Melbourne, Australia. His debut novel, Kavithri, was shortlisted for the Aurealis Awards.

Summary

Action-packed and empowering South Asian epic fantasy - this is a twisted version of The Unbroken, Jade City and Gideon the Ninth.

Product details

• Authors: Aman J Bedi, Aman J. Bedi
• Publisher: Gollancz
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 20.03.2025
• EAN: 9781399609876
• ISBN: 978-1-399-60987-6
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 198 mm x 32 mm
• Series: Ghosts of Ethuran
• Subjects: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy; Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy > Fantasy; FICTION / Coming of Age, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Action & Adventure, Historical adventure, TRAVEL / Asia / India & South Asia, India, Narrative theme: displacement, exile, migration, Historical adventure fiction, Mythical and legendary beings, monsters and creatures, Monsters & Legendary Beings