Featuring a broken family fumbling toward healing and a perilous expedition into the ruins of a history that never should have been lost, this is a riveting adventure by a talent to watch.' - Traci Chee

'Set in a richly realized world ripe with magic, The Ivory Key is a dazzling new addition to young adult fantasy. 'A rollicking adventure of royal family drama, treasure hunts, and hidden histories. First in a duology from an incredible new talent, this Indian-inspired fantasy debut is epic, fierce and magnetically addictive, taking you on a thrilling journey where magic, a prized resource, is the only thing between peace and war. But with each sibling harbouring secrets and their own conflicting agendas, the very thing that brought them together could tear apart their family - and their world - for good. They must work together to survive the treacherous journey. And Riya, the runaway sibling who cut all family ties, wants the Key to prove her loyalty to the rebels who took her in. Kaleb, falsely accused of assassinating the former maharani, needs it to clear his name. Ronak plans to sell it to the highest bidder in exchange for escape from his impending political and unwanted marriage. Each of them has something to gain from finding the Ivory Key - and even more to lose if they fail. But in order to infiltrate enemy territory and retrieve it, she must reunite with her siblings, torn apart by broken relationships and the different paths their lives have taken. Vira's only hope is to find a mysterious object of legend: the Ivory Key, rumoured to unlock a new source of magic. And if her enemies discover this, they'll stop at nothing to seize the last of the magic. But with the country's only quarry running out of magic - a precious resource that has kept Ashoka safe from conflict - she can barely protect her citizens from the looming threat of war. Vira is desperate to get out of her mother's shadow and establish her legacy as a revered queen of Ashoka.

The ivory key by akshaya raman