The Poison Palace: A Novel

In an ancient Indian kingdom, a poison maiden-trained to become the king's assassin-is sent to stop the conqueror who would destroy her homeland.

Eka is only a child when she is taken from her mother and brought to the heart of the Magadh Empire. Adopted by the city's foremost courtesan, she is trained in music and dance alongside her childhood friend Ira. But fate puts Eka and Ira on the path of the Vishkanya. They are inducted into the secret cult of a powerful goddess of snakes, initiated...