An ordinary girl.
A missing twin brother.
An adventure that unearths dark secrets.
Can she overcome the odds and save her brother before it's too late?
It all begins on the night Rea turns twelve. After a big fight with her twin brother Rohan on their birthday, Rea's life in the small village of Darjeeling, India, gets turned on its head. It's four in the morning and Rohan is nowhere to be found.
It hasn't even been a day and Amma acts like Rohan's gone forever. Her grandmother, too, is behaving strangely. Unwilling to give up on her brother, Rea and her friend Leela meet Mishti Daadi, a wrinkly old fortune-teller whose powers of divination set them off on a thrilling and secret quest. In the shade of night, they portal into an otherworldly realm and travel to Astranthia, a land full of magic and whimsy. There with the help of Xeranther, an Astranthian barrow boy, and Flula, a pari, Rea battles serpent-lilies and blood-sucking banshees, encounters a butterfly-faced woman and blue lizard-men, and learns that Rohan has been captured. Rea also discovers that she is a princess with magic. Only she has no idea how to use it.
Struggling with the truth her Amma has kept hidden from her, Rea must solve clues that lead to Rohan, find a way to rescue him and save Astranthia from a potentially deadly fate. But the clock is ticking. Can she rescue Rohan, save Astranthia, and live to see it all?
Inspired by her Indian culture and heritage,
Rea and the Blood of the Nectar
is Payal Doshi's stunning fantasy debut which will be enjoyed by fans of the Aru Shah books by Roshani Chokshi and the Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond series by Sayantani Dasgupta. The clock is ticking in this fast-paced, thrilling, and exciting adventure rife with evil creatures, dark secrets, a ruthless villain, and unforgettable friendships.