
Like the first book in The Burning Kingdoms trilogy, The Oleander Sword delivers an epic story, this time about the war for oneself and one’s fate.

Bhumika is left to fight for the soul of Ahiranya on her own, and she must make sacrifices to save her country-and possibly the world.

When Malini’s army faces a new threat-both to their lives and to Malini’s carefully built mythos-she calls for Priya’s aid, and Priya runs to her, leaving Bhumika to tend to Ahiranya.īut while Malini and Priya battle this new threat and try to take the throne of Parijatdvipa, another, older threat rises in Ahiranya.

The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri picks up a little under a year from where The Jasmine Throne left off: Malini has gathered an army and is carving her way through her brother Chandra’s land, allies, and army, and Priya is back in Ahiranya playing the role of Temple Elder with her temple sister Bhumika as they work together to rebuild their country.
