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| Born | February 14, 1991 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Emory University |
| Genre | Fantasy, Children's literature |
| Notable works | The Star-Touched Queen, Aru Shah and the End of Time |
| Children | 1 [1] |
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Roshani Chokshi (born February 14, 1991) is an American children's book author and a New York Times bestselling author. [2]
Chokshi's mother is Filipino and her father is Indian, [3] both immigrants to the United States. [4] She grew up speaking English, [3] rather than her parents' native languages, Tagalog and Gujarati. [5] Chokshi was raised as a Hindu, which she often draws on in her novels. [5] Her first novel sold while she attended law school [3] at the University of Georgia, and she ultimately dropped out to pursue writing. [6] She cites Neil Gaiman as one of her influences to pursue a writing career. [7]
Chokshi's first young adult novel, novel The Star-Touched Queen, was published by St. Martin's Press in 2016. [9] Her second young adult novel, A Crown of Wishes, is set in the same world and was published in 2017.
All of Chokshi's first novels in her series debuted on the New York Times bestseller list. [9] [10] [11]
Her middle grade debut, Aru Shah and the End of Time , was the first title to launch [12] under author Rick Riordan's Disney-Hyperion imprint, [13] Rick Riordan Presents, in 2018. In April 2018, it was announced that Paramount Pictures won the movie rights, at auction, for Aru Shah and the End of Time. [14] The Aru Shah series was originally intended to be four books long, but later discussions between Chokshi and the imprint led to the series being extended to end with fifth book, that was released in 2022. [15]
The Gilded Wolves was published in 2019, the first novel of a trilogy and the start of Chokshi's second young adult series. [16]
The Spirit Glass published in 2023, is a stand-alone title released by Rick Riordan Presents. [17]
2020 Southern Book Prize (for The Gilded Wolves) [18]
Nominations
2020 Georgia Author of the Year (for Aru Shah and the Song of Death) [19]
2017 Locus Award for Best First Novel (for The Star-Touched Queen) [20]
2017 Andre Norton Award (for The Star-Touched Queen) [21]
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Aru Shah and the End of Time is a 2018 American-fantasy-adventure novel written by Roshani Chokshi and published in March 2018 by Disney-Hyperion. It is the first of many "Rick Riordan Presents" imprint books, and focuses on twelve-year-old Aru Shah who doesn't fit in at school and often stretches the truth to please her friends, but discovers her Pandava sisters, and the very real world of Hindu mythology. The novel received critical acclaim, with critics praising the story, the tone, the humor, and the characters.
Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes is a fantasy mythology book published by Disney-Hyperion on April 7, 2020, under the "Rick Riordan Presents" publishing imprint. It is the third book in the Pandava Quintet and was written by author Roshani Chokshi. It revolves around the titular character Aru Shah as she adventures in a world of Hindu mythology with her friends and fellow Pandava sisters.
Aru Shah and the City of Gold is the fourth and penultimate book in the Pandava Quintet, written by author Roshani Chokshi. It was published under the "Rick Riordan Presents" imprint on April 6, 2021. The book follows fourteen-year-old Aru Shah as she struggles to find her place, and win the war against an ancient entity called the Sleeper. It received critical acclaim, with reviewers praising the complexity of the characters, and story's scope.
Pandava Quintet is a five-part book series written by Roshani Chokshi. It is part of the "Rick Riordan Presents" publishing imprint. The first book of the series and the imprint was published on March 23, 2018, under the name Aru Shah and the End of Time. The next books are Aru Shah and the Song of Death, Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes, Aru Shah and the City of Gold, and Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality. The main character of the series is the young Aru Shah, who is disliked by her classmates, but fits in with the other Pandava sisters, like Mini and Brynne, once she meets an enchanted talking pigeon who she nicknames "Boo" after touching a cursed ancient artifact. The rest of the series has gotten praise for being similar to Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians series.
Aru Shah and the Song of Death is an American fantasy-adventure novel written by Roshani Chokshi, published on April 30, 2019, under the "Rick Riordan Presents" publishing imprint. It is the second book in the Pandava Quintet, following the debut novel, Aru Shah and the End of Time. While learning how to control her Pandava powers, Aru Shah is accused of stealing the god of love’s bow and arrow. To prove her innocence, she must navigate the serpent realm with Mini and two new companions.
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