Roshani Chokshi
Roshani Chokshi
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Roshani Chokshi is an American author of fantasy for young adult, middle grade and adult readers, drawing on Hindu mythology, Filipino folklore and fairy tales. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to a Gujarati father and a Filipino mother, and left law school to write after selling her first novel.
Her debut, The Star-Touched Queen (2016), was followed by A Crown of Wishes, the Gilded Wolves trilogy (2019 to 2021) and the middle-grade Pandava Quintet that begins with Aru Shah and the End of Time (2018), the first title under Rick Riordan Presents. Her adult debut, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride, appeared in 2023.
Her work has been nominated for the Locus and Andre Norton awards, and The Gilded Wolves won the 2020 Southern Book Prize.
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The Aru Shah series, part of Rick Riordan Presents, should be read in the following order: Aru Shah and the End of Time, Aru Shah and the Song of Death, Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes, Aru Shah and the City of Gold, and The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities.
Roshani Chokshi is widely recognized for her Aru Shah series, which is a New York Times bestselling middle grade series. She is also known for her young adult novels, including The Star-Touched Queen and The Gilded Wolves series.
Paramount Pictures has optioned the Aru Shah and the End of Time series for film adaptation. This marks a significant step towards bringing her popular middle grade mythology series to the screen.