
Then Esha’s and Kunal’s paths cross-and an unimaginable chain of events unfolds. His uncle, the general, has ensured that Kunal never strays from the path-even as a part of Kunal longs to join the outside world, which has been growing only more volatile. Kunal has been a soldier since childhood, training morning and night to uphold the power of King Vardaan. She’s devoted her life to avenging what she lost in the royal coup, and now she’s been tasked with her most important mission to date: taking down the ruthless General Hotha. It’s only in the shadows that she moonlights as the Viper, the rebels’ highly skilled assassin. School Library Journal Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.Everyone, please welcome Swati Teerdhala to Rich in Color! Swati’s debut novel, THE TIGER AT MIDNIGHT, is out today, and we are thrilled that she was able to stop by to answer our questions about her book!Įsha is a legend, but no one knows. As the bonds that hold their land in order break down and the sins of the past meet the promise of a new future, both the soldier and the rebel must decide where their loyalties lie: with the lives they've killed to hold on to or with the love that's made them dream of something more. Both the Viper and the soldier think they're calling the shots, but they're not the only players moving the pieces. When Esha and Kunal's paths cross one fated night, an impossible chain of events unfolds.

His uncle, the general, has ensured that Kunal never strays from the path-even as a part of Kunal longs to join the outside world, which has only been growing more volatile.

Kunal has been a soldier since childhood. Now she's been tasked with her most important mission to date: taking down the ruthless General Hotha. Esha lost everything in the royal coup-and as the legendary rebel known as the Viper, she's made the guilty pay.

A cat-and-mouse game that can only end in bloodshed.

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