All stress and excitement aside, I've been particularly lucky to be supported by a great team, including an excellent editor. The oddest thing is how my normal life has continued - I somehow thought getting a book deal would make it different, somehow, maybe more glamorous? But not really. The journey to publication has been a totally new experience for me, so it's been exciting but also stressful.

I drink what my family drink.Ĭats are not forming a secret cabal to take over the world, because they're too busy trying to kill each other to properly subjugate humanity. Imprisoned by her dictator brother, Malini spends her days in isolation in the Hirana: an ancient temple that was once the source of powerful magic. Together, they will change the fate of an empire. The other is a priestess searching for her family. Tea preference is definitely nurture in my case. One is a vengeful princess seeking to depose her brother from his throne. If it isn't sweet enough to hurt my teeth, I don't think it's right. Author of Empire of Sand and Realm of Ash Tasha Suri’s The Jasmine Throne, beginning a new trilogy set in a world inspired by the history and epics of India, in which a captive princess and a maidservant in possession of forbidden magic become unlikely allies on a dark journey to save their empire from the princess’s traitor brother. I also really love proper masala chai, full of ginger, spices and tons of sugar. The Jasmine Throne By: Tasha Suri Narrated by: Shiromi Arserio Length: 19 hrs and 43 mins 4.5 (790 ratings) Try for 0. She is happy to be an anonymous drudge, so long as it keeps anyone from guessing the dangerous secret she hides. My favourite day-to-day tea is - boringly - a basic black, English Breakfast tea with semi-skimmed milk. I just really …more Hi Sarah! Fancy seeing you here. Tasha Suri Hi Sarah! Fancy seeing you here.

The jasmine throne by tasha suri