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Maithree Wijesekara

The Prince Without Sorrow (Obsidian Throne) Hardback By Maithree Wijesekara

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Released: 27th March 2025. The fantasy debut sensation of 2025 WELCOME TO THE RAN EMPIRE. Where winged serpents fly through the skies. Giant leopards prowl the earth. And witches burn blue as they die. A prince born into violence Prince Ashoka is considered an outcast for opposing his father Emperor Adil Maurya’s brutal destruction of the Mayakari witches. A witch seeking revenge Shakti vows retribution for the murder of her aunt and annihilation of her village at the hands of the emperor, even though she is bound by the Mayakari’s pacifist code. A curse that will change the world In her anger Shakti casts a violent curse, the consequences of which will leave both her and Ashoka grappling for power. Do they take it for themselves and risk becoming what they most hate? Or do they risk losing power completely as the world around them is destroyed? Drawing on inspiration from the Mauryan Empire of Ancient India, debut author Maithree Wijesekara plunges readers into the first amazing book of the Obsidian Throne trilogy. Maithree Wijesekara's book 'The Prince Without Sorrow' was a No.1 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2025-03-31. 384 pages

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    Released:
    27th March 2025
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    9780008672041

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    The fantasy debut sensation of 2025

    WELCOME TO THE RAN EMPIRE.

    Where winged serpents fly through the skies.

    Giant leopards prowl the earth.

    And witches burn blue as they die.

    A prince born into violence

    Prince Ashoka is considered an outcast for opposing his father Emperor Adil Maurya’s brutal destruction of the Mayakari witches.

    A witch seeking revenge

    Shakti vows retribution for the murder of her aunt and annihilation of her village at the hands of the emperor, even though she is bound by the Mayakari’s pacifist code.

    A curse that will change the world

    In her anger Shakti casts a violent curse, the consequences of which will leave both her and Ashoka grappling for power. Do they take it for themselves and risk becoming what they most hate? Or do they risk losing power completely as the world around them is destroyed?

    Drawing on inspiration from the Mauryan Empire of Ancient India, debut author Maithree Wijesekara plunges readers into the first amazing book of the Obsidian Throne trilogy.

    Maithree Wijesekara's book 'The Prince Without Sorrow' was a No.1 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2025-03-31.

    384 pages

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