Book 1

Markswoman

by Rati Mehrotra

Published 23 January 2018

Kyra is the youngest Markswoman in the Order of Kali, her world defined by a strict code of conduct. The Orders are the gifted elite, armed with telepathic blades and sworn to protect the people of Asiana. But to be an Markswoman means to let go of your past completely, and Kyra struggles with her desire to avenge her dead family, a desire that threatens to consume her.


When her beloved teacher dies in mysterious circumstances, and the Order is taken over by a dangerous new leader, Kyra is forced to flee for her life. Using one of the strange Transport Hubs that are remnants of a long-lost civilization, she ends up in the desert with the Order of Khur, the only Order composed of men. There, she embarks on a tentative friendship with Rustan, a young Marksman who has become disillusioned with his place in the Order.


Kyra is certain that the new leader of Kali--who also happens to be Mistress of Mental Arts, and well-versed in reading Kyra's emotions--murdered her teacher in order to assume control of the Order and launch a deadly war. But how is she going to prove it? And--more to the point--how is she going to survive a confrontation with the most accomplished and deadly Markswoman in Asiana?


Book 2

Mahimata

by Rati Mehrotra

Published 5 March 2019

A young female assassin must confront the man who slaughtered her family, risk her heart, and come to terms with her identity as a warrior and as a woman in this thrilling fantasy from the author of Markswoman.

Kyra has returned to the caves of Kali, but her homecoming is bittersweet. She no longer knows what her place is. Her beloved teacher is dead and her best friend Nineth is missing. And gone, too, is Rustan, the Marksman who helped her train for the duel with Tamsyn--and became far more than a teacher and friend.

Shaken by his feelings for Kyra and the truth about his parentage, Rustan has set off on a quest for answers. His odyssey leads him to the descendants of an ancient sect tied to the alien Ones--and the realization that the answers he seeks come with a price.

Yet fate has plans to bring Kyra and Rustan together again. Kai Tau, the man who slaughtered Kyra’s family, wages war on the Orders of Asiana. Hungering for justice, Kyra readies herself for battle, aided by her new companions: the wyr-wolves, who are so much more than what they seem. And determined to keep the woman he loves safe, Rustan joins the fight to ride by her side.

But will this final confrontation ultimately cost them their love . . . and their lives?