Confused by Amar’s familiarity and unsure of her place in the vast and seemingly uninhabited Akaran, Maya is shocked to learn that Amar is, in fact, the God of Death, and that she is queen, not of an unknown kingdom, but of Naraka, the kingdom of death.
On the eve of her betrothal, at which her father intends for her to commit suicide to further his political ambitions, Maya is whisked away by a young prince named Amar to his kingdom, Akaran. Seen as cursed, her life in the serai or ladies' quarters is a series of insults and exclusion, save for the love of her younger sister, Gauri. The Star-Touched Queen is Roshani Chokshi’s first novel, and tells the story of Mayavati (or Maya), a young princess of Bharata who was born under (seemingly) ill-fated stars.
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