Description
A well-behaved lady historian ought to avoid haunted forests... not plunge into them seeking an invincible weapon of the gods.
Ellie Mallory didn't exactly volunteer to prevent the most dangerous artifact of the Ramayana from falling into the wrong hands-but if one has been coerced into an adventure, the least one can do is bring along a few friends.
Constance Tyrrell has new daggers stuffed in her garters, a thirst to discover everything India has to offer... and absolutely no interest in Dr. Neil Fairfax, Ellie's scholarly stepbrother. Meanwhile, Neil finds himself wrangling a magical sword along with his increasingly tangled feelings about a certain doe-eyed danger gnome.
Then there's Adam Bates-handy with a machete, perpetually shirtless, and about to face some unsettling ghosts of his past.
Together, they must follow the footsteps of an ancient hero from the festivals of Puri to the shadowy depths of a legendary forest, racing a brutal colonial administrator with allies of his own-including the complicated and mysterious Mr. Jacobs.
It will take all Ellie's resources-from a working knowledge of practical chemistry to a highly excitable dog-to beat a new sort of demon to the place where a holy power has lain hidden for two thousand years... alongside the secret history of the woman at the heart of India's greatest story.
Author: Jacquelyn Benson
Publisher: Vaughan Woods Publishing
Published: 11/18/2025
Pages: 436
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.28lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.97d
ISBN13: 9781959050278
ISBN10: 1959050273
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Fantasy | Gaslamp
- Fiction | Fantasy | Historical
- Fiction | Fantasy | Romance