Payal Dhar – författare

Nineteen contributors from India and Australia—including Printz Award–winning author Margo Lanagan and New York Times bestsellers Justine Larbalestier and Samhita Arnir—team up to create a “rare treat of speculative literature” in this groundbreaking feminist collection that “bursts with imagination” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).A post-apocalyptic Little Red Riding Hood. Girls and boys turning the tables on creepy old cat-callers. Female pirates rescuing abused women. A futuristic cooking show. These are just a few of the stories told in Eat the Sky, Drink the Ocean, a feminist speculative fiction collection, born of a collaboration between Australian and Indian writers. Finding themselves inspired to action after crimes against women dominated national conversations, the editors of this collection paired writers and illustrators from India and Australia together to write stories, graphic novels, and even a play that reimagine what girls can be and see themselves as. The results are stunning. Some of the authors worked together, some wrote stories along a similar theme, but all seventeen stories blend magical realism and self-confidence in a powerful and inspiring way.

Thirteen-year-oldaila is mad about cricket, but ever since her favourite player admitted to match-fixing, she wonders if she couldove the game again. All this is complicated further when she discovers that her school is going to be home to the town's first ever girls' cricket club. Can her hero's betrayal and herove for the game coexist? Meanwhile, working on a school project about their town's historical spots,aila and her friends stumble upon a series of apparently unrelated questions that point to a mystery just begging to be solved. What is the secret behind the new owners ofaila's erstwhile secret hideout, old mister Marshall's house? Who are the anonymous benefactors who have sponsored the renovation ofaila's school? What is the secret behind the new girl jasmine's grumpiness and why is she so good at cricket?aced with a niggling mystery, some nail-biting cricket and a few precarious friendships, this book is sure toeave you asking for more.

In Olaman, Maya starts training to be a Halvard—someone who protects the Sands of Time, which keep all the worlds in balance. Any threat to the Sands of Time means a catastrophic disruption of the human world. So when Maya and her fellow student Lev stumble upon a prophecy that foretells just such a catastrophe, they realize they must do everything they can to prevent it. But who are the Warriors of the Shadow who are always a step ahead of Maya and Lev? Why is Lev being targeted by assassins? Is Noah just Maya’s guardian, or does he hide a greater secret? Join Maya on her quest to find the answers to these questions and more. As exciting as it is gripping, The Prophecy is science-fiction fantasy at its very best—challenging and rewarding, and making the reader ask: what next?