Author guide
Roshani Chokshi Books in Order
Roshani Chokshi is an American author who writes fantasy for middle-grade, young-adult, and adult readers. Her books draw on South Asian and Filipino mythology, folklore, history, and fairy-tale traditions. She is the author of the Pandava Quintet, The Gilded Wolves trilogy, The Star-Touched novels, The Spirit Glass, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride, and The Swan's Daughter, as well as several short-story and essay anthologies.
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Aru Shah and the End of Time
The beginning of the middle-grade Pandava Quintet and the clearest entry point for mythology-inspired adventure.
The Gilded Wolves
The beginning of the historical fantasy heist trilogy.
The Star-Touched Queen
The first Star-Touched novel and a strong entry point for mythic romantic fantasy.
The Spirit Glass
A standalone middle-grade fantasy inspired by Filipino mythology.
The Last Tale of the Flower Bride
A standalone adult gothic fantasy and fairy-tale retelling.
Read in order
Books by series
novel series · complete
Pandava Quintet
A middle-grade fantasy adventure series inspired by Hindu mythology, following Aru Shah and her Pandava sisters.
- 1 Aru Shah and the End of TimeAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 2018
- 3
Aru Shah and the Song of DeathAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 2019
- 4
Aru Shah and the Tree of WishesAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 2020
- 5
Aru Shah and the City of GoldAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 2021
- 6
Aru Shah and the Nectar of ImmortalityAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 2022
- 2
Aru Shah and the End of Time: The Graphic NovelAmazon ↗Book graphic adaptation of 1 · graphic novel · 2022 Optional
novel trilogy · complete
The Gilded Wolves
A historical fantasy trilogy about a diverse group of treasure hunters and their dangerous heists in nineteenth-century Europe.
novel series with companion novellas · complete
Star-Touched
An interconnected fantasy series rooted in Indian mythology, comprising two novels and a companion novella collection.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (5)
Edited works (4)
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A Thousand Beginnings and EndingsAmazon ↗short story anthology · 2017
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Body Talk: 37 Voices Explore Our Radical AnatomyAmazon ↗essay anthology · 2019
- The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities: New Stories About Mythic HeroesAmazon ↗
short story anthology · 2021
- Sword Stone TableAmazon ↗
short story anthology · 2021