Roshani Chokshi books

Roshani Chokshi is a New York Times bestselling author of young adult and middle grade fantasy, known for the Pandava Quartet, The Star-Touched Queen, and The Gilded Wolves, drawing on Hindu mythology and global folklore.

Anthologies

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A Thousand Beginnings and Endings 2018 Buy
The Best of Uncanny 2019 Buy
Body Talk 2020 Buy

Collections

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Three Kisses, One Midnight 2022 Buy

Evelyn Skye Collections

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Three Kisses, One Midnight 2022 Buy

Pandava Graphic Novels Reading Order

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Aru Shah and the End of Time 2022 Buy
Aru Shah and the End of Time: the Graphic Novel 2022 N/A

Pandava Quartet Reading Order

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Ару Шах і Кінець Часів 2018 N/A
Aru Shah and the Song of Death 2019 Buy
Ару Шах і Пісня смерті 2019 N/A
Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018 Buy
Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes 2020 Buy
Aru Shah and the City of Gold 2021 Buy
Aru Shah y la Ciudad Dorada 2021 N/A
Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality 2022 Buy

Sandhya Menon Collections

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Three Kisses, One Midnight 2022 Buy

Short Stories/Novellas

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The Vishakanya’s Choice 2015 N/A
Once More Upon a Time 2020 Buy

Standalone Novels

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The Last Tale of the Flower Bride 2023 Buy
The Spirit Glass 2023 Buy
The Swan’s Daughter 2026 Buy

Star-Touched Queen Collections Reading Order

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Death and Night 2017 N/A
The Star-Touched Queen 2016 N/A
Star-Touched Stories 2018 Buy
A Crown of Wishes 2017 N/A

The Gilded Wolves Reading Order

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Pozłacane wilki 2019 N/A
The Gilded Wolves 2019 Buy
The Silvered Serpents 2020 Buy
The Bronzed Beasts 2021 Buy

The Star-Touched Queen Reading Order

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Death and Night 2017 Buy
The Star-Touched Queen 2016 Buy
A Crown of Wishes 2017 Buy

Roshani Chokshi has built her career on fantasy fiction that draws deeply from the mythologies her other young adult peers rarely touch. The Star-Touched Queen (2016), her debut, reimagines the story of Hades and Persephone through a South Asian lens, with prose that prioritizes beauty and atmosphere. The follow-up A Crown of Wishes expanded the world, and the related short fiction collected in Star-Touched Stories gave readers more time in that setting.

Her most widely read work is the Pandava Quartet, a middle grade series published through Rick Riordan Presents. Starting with Aru Shah and the End of Time (2018), the books follow a twelve-year-old girl who discovers she is connected to the Pandava heroes of the Mahabharata. The series combines Indian mythology with modern-day settings and humor, making these stories accessible to young readers encountering this material for the first time. The books have been translated into multiple languages and adapted into graphic novel format.

The Gilded Wolves trilogy shifted to an older audience with a historical fantasy set in 1889 Paris. Chokshi’s standalone novels, including The Last Tale of the Flower Bride (2023) and Marvelous, show her moving into adult fiction while maintaining her interest in folklore and the supernatural. Her short fiction and anthology contributions round out a bibliography that has grown steadily since 2015.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Roshani Chokshi written?

Roshani Chokshi has written 32 books across eleven series.

What was Roshani Chokshi's first book?

Roshani Chokshi’s first book is The Vishakanya’s Choice, published in 2015.

What mythology does Roshani Chokshi draw from in her books?

Chokshi draws primarily on Hindu mythology and Indian folklore, particularly in the Pandava Quartet (based on the Mahabharata) and The Star-Touched Queen. The Gilded Wolves incorporates broader global mythology and history, set in 1889 Paris during the World Exhibition.

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