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Star Daughter

Written by: Shveta Thakrar
Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
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*Chosen as a 2020 Kids’ Indie Next pick * A Locus Reading List recommendation * An Andre Norton Nebula Award Finalist*

"Shveta Thakrar's prose is as beautiful as starlight." (New York Times best-selling author Holly Black)

This gorgeously imagined YA debut blends shades of Neil Gaiman’s Stardust and a breathtaking landscape of Hindu mythology into a radiant contemporary fantasy.

The daughter of a star and a mortal, Sheetal is used to keeping secrets. Pretending to be “normal”. But when an accidental flare of her starfire puts her human father in the hospital, Sheetal needs a full star’s help to heal him. A star like her mother, who returned to the sky long ago.

Sheetal’s quest to save her father will take her to a celestial court of shining wonders and dark shadows, where she must take the stage as her family’s champion in a competition to decide the next ruling house of the heavens - and win, or risk never returning to Earth at all.

Brimming with celestial intrigue, this sparkling YA debut is perfect for fans of Roshani Chokshi and Laini Taylor.

©2020 Shveta Thakrar (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers Fantasy Fiction Legends, Myths & Fairy Tales Literature & Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Young Adult Romance Hinduism
About the Creator - Shveta Thakrar

About the Creator

Shveta Thakrar is a part-time nagini and full-time believer in magic. Her work has appeared in a number of magazines and anthologies, including Enchanted Living, Uncanny Magazine, A Thousand Beginnings and Endings, and Toil & Trouble. Her debut young adult fantasy novel, Star Daughter, was a finalist for the 2021 Andre Norton Nebula Award, and her second and third novels, The Dream Runners and the forthcoming Divining the Leaves, take place in the same universe. When not spinning stories about spider silk and shadows, magic and marauders, and courageous girls illuminated by dancing rainbow flames, Shveta crafts, devours books, daydreams, travels, bakes, and occasionally even plays her harp.
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Gorgeous World of Stars

Honestly, I loved it.

Thakrar fills her world of starry courts and midnight markets with beautiful prose and rich descriptions, transporting the listener to a cosmic competition for power and renowned.

The MC's journey of self discovery is relatabl and her vulnerability in both her romantic and familial struggles is endearing. I especially loved her relationship with her best friend, Minal.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading a YA fantasy from the perspective and mythos of desi culture. There aren't enough non-European tales in this genre, let alone by POC authors who know the material personally. It was so very refreshing and I would recommend this book and author to anyone who's looking for something new within an exhaustive genre.

The MC can, at times, come off a little whiney, but that falls in line with her being 16 and trying to figure out the complexities of her heritage while navigating young love. As someone who's use to teenagers, this aspect didn't bother me.

Brava on such a rich, beautiful tale, Shveta!

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