She has a wide imagination and is ashamed to be living in a museum. The novel received critical acclaim, with critics praising the story, the tone, the humor, and the characters.Īru Shah is a twelve-year-old girl, living in the Museum of Ancient Indian Art and Culture, who often stretches the truth to please her friends, a trait developed due to her mother's distant behavior. It is the first of many ' Rick Riordan Presents' imprint books, and focuses on twelve-year-old Aru Shah who doesn't fit in at school and often stretches the truth to please her friends, but discovers her Pandava sisters, and the very real world of Hindu mythology. No matter how much Aru-I mean you may wish on Kalpavriksha.Print ( hardcover and paperback), audiobook, e-bookĪru Shah and the End of Time is a 2018 American- fantasy- adventure novel written by Roshani Chokshi and published in March 2018 by Disney-Hyperion. Doesn’t matter that they used to be married in a past life. We’re getting emotional just thinking about it. Suffice to say, there was a lot of heartbreak involved. We won’t give too much away in case you’re not caught up, but let’s just say it didn’t go exactly as planned. It was possibly their last, best hope in turning the tides of war back in the Pandavas’ favor. Last we saw Aru and Aiden, they were looking for the Kalpavriksha, a mythical tree that can grant wishes. Every once in a while Aru will use Varja to ignite Aiden’s scimitars with lightning in order to give him a fighting edge.

or a dodgeball should an impromptu game be called for.Īiden is the child of an apsara (a heavenly dancer) and wields two enchanted scimitars in battle. Varja can transform into any number of melee weapons, such as swords and javelins. What Can They Do?Īru wields a malleable ball of lightning named Varja, a gift from her spiritual father, Indra. Despite not being a Pandava himself, she accompanies Aru and her sisters on their adventures in Otherworld. As such, it’s her destiny to save Otherworld, the home of the Hindu gods, from the wrath of the evil Sleeper.Īiden Acharya is a 15-year-old Indian American boy who is the reincarnation of Princess Draupadi, who married the five Pandava brothers. Who Are They?Īru Shah is a 14-year-old Indian American girl who just happens to be the reincarnation of Arjuna, one of the five heroic Pandava demigods from the Mahabharata. Here’s what you need to know about these two before you dive into Aru Shah and the City of Gold. When it comes to Aru and Aiden, things can get a little. And standing at the front line of the conflict are the Pandava sisters and their companion (read: wifey), Aiden Acharya.

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years, you know that there’s a war brewing in Otherworld between the devas and the asuras.

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