Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Speculative Fiction 2013 |
2014 |
Buy |
| Magic Has No Borders |
2023 |
N/A |
| The Door Is Open |
2024 |
Buy |
| Home Has No Borders |
2025 |
N/A |
Girl Scouts Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Girl Scouts: Maven Takes the Lead |
2024 |
Buy |
| Anika and the Great Dog Rescue |
2025 |
Buy |
Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Serpent’s Secret |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Game of Stars |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Chaos Curse |
2020 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Her Own Medicine |
1999 |
Buy |
| Stories of Illness and Healing |
2007 |
Buy |
| Globalization and Transnational Surrogacy in India |
2014 |
Buy |
Secrets of the Sky Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Chaos Monster |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Poison Waves |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Ghost Forest |
2024 |
Buy |
Short Story Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Demon Slayers And Other Stories |
1994 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Debating Darcy |
2022 |
Buy |
| Rosewood |
2023 |
Buy |
| Theft of the Ruby Lotus |
2026 |
Buy |
The Pinki Adventures Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Force of Fire |
2021 |
Buy |
| Crown of Flames |
2022 |
Buy |
Sayantani DasGupta is a pediatrician, academic, and author whose fiction draws on Bengali folklore and South Asian mythology. Her Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond trilogy (2018-2020) follows a New Jersey girl who discovers she is a Bengali princess destined to fight demons from another dimension. The series earned praise for bringing South Asian stories to a middle grade audience.
DasGupta has continued building on these themes with The Pinki Adventures and the Secrets of the Sky series, both aimed at younger readers. Her standalone novels include Debating Darcy (2022), a modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice with a Bengali-American protagonist, and Rosewood (2023).
Beyond fiction, DasGupta has published academic work on narrative medicine and global health, including Her Own Medicine (1999) and Globalization and Transnational Surrogacy in India (2014). This dual career as both storyteller and scholar informs her fiction’s thoughtful treatment of identity, culture, and belonging.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Sayantani DasGupta written?
Sayantani DasGupta has written 52 books across 9 series.
What was Sayantani DasGupta's first book?
Sayantani DasGupta’s first book is The Demon Slayers And Other Stories, published in 1994.
What inspires Sayantani DasGupta's books?
Sayantani DasGupta draws on Bengali folklore, South Asian mythology, and her experiences as a Bengali-American to create her fantasy worlds and characters.