The Son Without Sorrow - Obsidian Throne 1

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Where winged serpents fly through the skies.
Giant leopards prowl the earth.
And witches burn blue as they die.
A prince born into violence
Prince Ashoka is considered an outcast for opposing his father Emperor Adil Maurya's brutal destruction of the Mayakari witches.
A witch seeking revenge
Shakti vows retribution for the murder of her aunt and annihilation of her village at the hands of the emperor, even though she is bound by the Mayakari's pacifist code.
A curse that will change the world
In her anger Shakti casts a violent curse, the consequences of which will leave both her and Ashoka grappling for power. Do they take it for themselves and risk becoming what they most hate? Or do they risk losing power completely as the world around them is destroyed?
Drawing on inspiration from the Mauryan Empire of Ancient India, debut author Maithree Wijesekara plunges readers into the first amazing book of the Obsidian Throne trilogy.

About the author

Maithree Wijesekara is an Australian-Sri Lankan writer based in Melbourne. Graduating with a Master's degree in Dentistry, she splits her time between telling people to please brush their teeth, and writing stories inspired by the fantastical and the real world. When she isn't writing, you can find her attempting to finish her never-ending TBR pile and ingesting unhealthy amounts of coffee. If given the chance, she will slip in a mention of her dearly departed Labrador during conversation. You can find her on Instagram @maithree_wijesekara

Product details

• Authors: Maithree Wijesekara
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Release: 26.02.2026
• EAN: 9780008672089
• ISBN: 978-0-00-867208-9
• Series: Obsidian Throne
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Fairytales, sagas, legends; Fantasy, Fiction: special features, FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, FICTION / Fantasy / Epic, FICTION / Fantasy / Historical, Historical fantasy, Myth & legend told as fiction, South Asia (Indian sub-continent), FICTION / Nature & the Environment, Narrative theme: Environmental issues / the natural world, Myths and Legends / Mythic fiction, Epic fantasy / high fantasy