A DROP OF VENOM

All monsters and heroes have beginnings. This is mine. Sixteen-year-old Manisha is no stranger to monsters - shes been running from them for years. Seventeen-year-old Pratyush is a famed slayer of monsters one of the Kings most prized warriors and a frequent visitor to the floating temples. When Pratyush and Manisha meet each sees in the other the possibility to chart a new path. Alternating between Manishas and Pratyushs perspectives Sajni Patel weaves together lush language high stakes and page-turning suspense demanding an answer to the question what does it truly mean to be a monster?