Aman J. Bedi
Aman J. Bedi
Aman J. Bedi is the critically acclaimed author of the Ghosts of Ethuran series – KAVITHRI and CITY OF JACKALS (Gollancz). He was born in Mysore, India. He grew up in Vizag, studied in Bangalore, completed a PhD in experimental psychology at the University of Canterbury, and now lives and works in Melbourne, Australia. His writing draws from modern Indian history and is influenced by writers and artists like David Gemmell, Brandon Sanderson, Takehiko Inoue, and Kentaro Miura. His debut novel, KAVITHRI, was named a finalist for the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy novel.
Website: amanjbedi.com
Twitter: @amanjbedi
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City of Jackals
Gollancz
Kavi’s people were once warriors who acted as the vanguard to an imperial invasion. Now, they drive steam rickshaws.
But when the most dangerous gang in the city takes control of the Imperial Rickshaw Company, Kavi’s people are cast out again, and she's forced to work for the gang as a low-level enforcer. Kavi’s only hope lies in the annual Blade and Warlock tournament at the Vagola — the prize money from which will buy back the company and her people’s future.
But the shadow of the Kraelish Empire still hangs over the city, and as conspiracies unfold on the Azraayan border and dark truths come to the surface, Kavi finds an insidious new desire slither its way into her heart. One that she cannot ignore. One that will leave blood flowing through the gutters of her city.
Vengeance.
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Kavithri
Gollancz
An action-packed and empowering South Asian fantasy epic. An underdog story like no other - Kavithri will remind you of fantasy heroes like Arya Stark, Fang Runin or Gideon the Ninth.
Meet Kavithri. Outcast. Underdog. Survivor. Kavi is a Taemu. Her people, once feared berserkers and the spearhead of a continent-spanning invasion, are the dregs of Raayan society. Their spirits crushed. Their swords broken. Their history erased. But Kavi has a dream and a plan. She will do whatever it takes to earn a place at the secretive mage academy, face the Jinn within its walls, and gain the power to rise above her station and drag her people out of the darkness. Except power and knowledge come at a cost, and the world no longer needs a Taemu who can fight. So they will break her. Beat her down to her knees. And make her bleed. But if blood is what they want, Kavi will give them blood. She will give them violence. She will show them a berserker's fury.
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