About the Author

Born and raised in India, Rati Mehrotra currently makes her home in Toronto, Canada. When not working on her Asiana books, she writes short fiction and blogs at ratiwrites.com. Her short stories have been published at Apex Magazine, AE - The Canadian Science Fiction Review, Abyss & Apex, Urban Fantasy Magazine and Inscription Magazine. Follow her on Twitter @Rati_Mehrotra.

Reviews

“Well-developed characters and intriguing worldbuilding...will keep readers engrossed in this fast-paced, enchanting postapocalyptic fantasy debut.” — Library Journal (starred review)

“Mehrota’s page-turning debut concocts a solid fantasy world with a strong heroine. Readers will look forward to the next in the series.” — Booklist

“Markswoman is an engaging, consuming fantasy novel.”. — Kirkus Reviews

“Markswoman gives us a heroine as principled as she is fierce, a gifted outcast who is forced to navigate the maze of treachery at the heart of a unique and finely drawn world.” — A. J. Hartley, author of Steeplejack (winner of ITW’s Thriller award)

“An utterly remarkable world with female assassins and telepathic blades; I adored this book.” — New York Times bestselling author Julie Kagawa

“Markswoman is unputdownable. Rati Mehrotra paints a vivid world filled with compelling characters, awesome knives, and all the thrilling adventure and drama you could want.”
— Sarah Beth Durst, award-winning author of the Queens of Renthia series

“Markswoman is a breathlessly-paced post-apocalyptic fantasy with a highly original setting and characters you can’t help but love (and hate).” — Beth Cato, author of Breath of Earth and The Clockwork Dagger