His desire to rule more strictly than his father is coalescing opposition to his rule. Emperor Chandra is cruel and a misogynist. Ahiranya did not join the empire willingly, and though the Regent, has kept a degree of peace, the city of Hiranaprastha is tense. The Jasmine Throne brings us into the world near a moment of crisis. By the end of the book, each woman has claimed or reclaimed power and is situated to act on the world. All the women have secrets and power that the patriarchal Parijati power structures do not recognize. Bhumika is the pregnant wife of the Regent, chosen because she is from a highborn Ahiranyi family. Malini is the sister of the newly crowned Emperor Chandra, sent to Ahiranya to remove her from her sphere of political influence, imprisoned until she agrees to bow to her brother’s whims. Priya is a maid in the Regent of Ahiranya’s palace in the city of Hiranaprastha. The Jasmine Throne focuses on three women, the subjugated nation of Ahiranya, and the Empire of Parijatdvipa. It is so far up the alley of so many Cannonballers that I am shocked that I am the first to review it here. They are rich with rage and want and hope.
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