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"In the bountiful land of Abhaya, tradition is king, but seduction reigns. On the surface, it is an alluring land with even more alluring people... But look closer and lecherous kings, forbidden magic, and a wicked emperor hide in plain sight. Linked by desire, destiny, and a dangerous foe, four hei...

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Main Author: Varghese, Anuja (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Orbit, 2026.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Varghese, Anuja. Games of the goddess ; bk. 1.
Subjects:
Magic > Fiction.
Kings and rulers > Fiction.
Sexual minorities > Fiction.
Imaginary places > Fiction.
Heirs > Fiction.
Queens > Fiction.
Fantasy fiction.
Queer fiction.
Romance fiction.
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Summary:"In the bountiful land of Abhaya, tradition is king, but seduction reigns. On the surface, it is an alluring land with even more alluring people... But look closer and lecherous kings, forbidden magic, and a wicked emperor hide in plain sight. Linked by desire, destiny, and a dangerous foe, four heirs must summon the power of an ancient Goddess and chart a course through the empire's brothels, temples, taverns, and glittering palaces to defend their kingdoms as a wicked power threatens everything and everyone they love..."-- Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:x, 385 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
ISBN:9780316591843
031659184X
9780356528212
0356528219
Author Notes:Anuja Varghese writes literary fiction, SFF, and erotica/romance-- and combinations of all three--where women of color get leading roles! Her work has been featured in many literary magazines and anthologies, including Best Women's Erotica Volume 6 (Cleis Press, 2020), When Other People Saw Us, They Saw the Dead, (Haunt Press, 2022), Queer Little Nightmares (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2022), and Devouring Tomorrow: Fiction from the Future of Food (Dundurn Press, 2024). Her short story collection titled Chrysalis (House of Anansi, 2023), explores South Asian diaspora experience through a queer, feminist, speculative lens. In 2023, Chrysalis won the Writer's Trust of Canada Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ2S+ Emerging Writers and the Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction. In 2024, it was longlisted for the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction and shortlisted for the Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for Fiction. Anuja lives in Hamilton, Ontario with her partner, two kids, and two cats.

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