{"product_id":"sands-of-promise-book-1-9798197106643","title":"Sands of Promise: Book 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Chandra Dhopatkar\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Action \u0026amp; Adventure - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the deserts of Rajasthan, five teenage girls vanish during a sandstorm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat they find waiting beyond it should not exist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter becoming separated from their school group during a cultural immersion trip, Anaya, Maya, Zara, Leela, and Sophie stumble into a hidden encampment deep within the dunes - a place lit by lanterns, ruled by ancient rituals, and inhabited by people who call themselves the Amarai.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Amarai claim the desert appears only during a celestial event known as sevath: the Returning Sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey say the girls cannot leave until the sky releases them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt first, the camp feels impossibly beautiful - warm fires, haunting music, strange symbols carved into stone, stories older than memory itself. But beneath the beauty lies something deeply unsettling: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe desert does not forget people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt remembers them in pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the girls uncover journals left behind by outsiders across generations, they begin to realize the Amarai may not fully understand their own existence - and that the cycle governing the desert may be breaking apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen memories begin slipping away, time starts behaving strangely, and impossible stars appear in the eastern sky years too early, the girls must decide whether the desert is a prison... or a doorway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAtmospheric, haunting, and emotionally immersive, \u003ci\u003eSands of Promise - Book 1\u003c\/i\u003e blends mystical fantasy, psychological mystery, and literary suspense into an unforgettable journey through memory, longing, and the terrifying beauty of being changed forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eatmospheric fantasy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emysterious hidden worlds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edesert mythology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eslow-burn psychological suspense\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eemotionally rich speculative fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emystical coming-of-age stories\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47891913212055,"sku":"9798197106643","price":2098.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798197106643.webp?v=1781185133","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/sands-of-promise-book-1-9798197106643","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}