Aru Shah And The End Of Time (2018)
Aru Shah And The End Of Time is a 2018 serie:pandava_quintet book written by Roshani Chokshi.
Twelve-year-old Aru Shah lives above the Museum of Ancient Indian Art and Culture, where her archaeologist mother works, and she papers over her insecurities with the occasional tall tale. Classmates dare her to light the museum's cursed Lamp of Bharata, and the flame wakes something old and dangerous. Aru learns she is one of the reincarnated Pandava heroes from the Mahabharata, and the quest to set things right pulls her into a world of Hindu gods, demons, and unlikely companions. Roshani Chokshi keeps the tone quick and funny even as the stakes climb. Published in 2018, it opened Rick Riordan's imprint for mythology-driven fiction.
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What is Aru Shah And The End Of Time about?
Twelve-year-old Aru Shah lives above the Museum of Ancient Indian Art and Culture, where her archaeologist mother works, and she papers over her insecurities with the occasional tall tale. Classmates dare her to light the museum's cursed Lamp of Bharata, and the flame wakes something old and dangerous. Aru learns she is one of the reincarnated Pandava heroes from the Mahabharata, and the quest to set things right pulls her into a world of Hindu gods, demons, and unlikely companions. Roshani Chokshi keeps the tone quick and funny even as the stakes climb. Published in 2018, it opened Rick Riordan's imprint for mythology-driven fiction.
When was Aru Shah And The End Of Time published?
Aru Shah And The End Of Time was published in 2018.
Who made Aru Shah And The End Of Time?
Aru Shah And The End Of Time was written by Roshani Chokshi.
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Aru's mix of modern middle-school comedy and ancient myth will land with fans of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, the series adapting Rick Riordan's own godly adventures. Players drawn to living mythology can try Hades, which turns Greek underworld lore into fast, character-rich action with the same irreverent spark.
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