Prashanth Srivatsa

Sep 3, 2024 | scroll.in | Prashanth Srivatsa

Amir stood within the ring of erected stones encircling the Spice Gate in the midst of the saffron fields. The spicemark burned on his throat, sensing his proximity to the arch. Karim bhai shuffled next to him, stoic as ever, hair ruffled, beard unkempt, age wrinkling his forehead. He held a pinch of turmeric in his hand. Amir counted the others. Forty Carriers in all. Twenty each to Vanasi and Halmora.

Jul 9, 2024 | reactormag.com | Prashanth Srivatsa

We’re thrilled to share an excerpt from The Spice Gate, a South Asia-inspired debut fantasy by Prashanth Srivatsa, out from Harper Voyager on July 16th. Relics of a mysterious god, the Spice Gates connect the eight far-flung kingdoms, each separated by a distinct spice and only accessible by those born with a special mark.

May 16, 2024 | publishersweekly.com | T Kingfisher |Donyae Coles |Prashanth Srivatsa |Lev Grossman

Jonathan Strahan. Tachyon, $18.95 trade paper (336p) ISBN 978-1-61696-420-7Hugo Award winner Strahan (Twelve Tomorrows) spotlights 15 sophisticated, award-winning science fiction stories from the past decade that epitomize the best of space opera. He defines the genre as “romantic adventure... told on a grand scale,” set either in space or on a space station with high-stakes plot—and each of these perceptive and evocative stories perfectly fits the bill. In Tobias S.

Jan 27, 2024 | winteriscoming.net | Daniel Roman |Prashanth Srivatsa

Another debut we're excited to read in 2024 is Road to Ruin, the first book in the Magebike Courier series by Hannah Lee. Road to Ruin is about a woman named Jin-Lu, who works as one of the titular magebike couriers in a barren post-apocalyptic fantasy world. With marauders, monsters and terrible storms battering the wastes, only magebike couriers are brave enough to deliver important objects from one domed city to another.

Oct 27, 2023 | castofwonders.org | Prashanth Srivatsa |Sonali Misra |Clockpunk Studios

by Prashanth SrivatsaI was the only one among my friends who did not get the letter. Which is a real shame, because I was the only one who could snap a finger to conjure a flame. It’s been seven weeks. I’ve stopped checking my phone. At first, when Priya and Faraz received their letters to join the supposedly prestigious University of Magicals for the Great Preservation, I assumed it was just a matter of time before I got mine. It felt good to celebrate with them. Karmic.