Pandava Quintet

The Pandava Quintet is a five-part book series written by Roshani Chokshi. It is part of the "Rick Riordan Presents" publishing imprint.[1] The first book of the series and the imprint was published on March 23, 2018, under the name Aru Shah and the End of Time. The next books include Aru Shah and the Song of Death, Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes, Aru Shah and the City of Gold, and an unnamed fifth book.

The Pandava Quintet
AuthorRoshani Chokshi
LanguageEnglish
PublisherDisney Hyperion
PublishedMarch 23, 2020 - present
No. of books3

The series is told through the third-person omniscient past tense. Film rights to the first novel were sold to Paramount Pictures in 2018 after the book was published, with Karen Rosenfelt set to produce.[2][3][4] The series focuses mostly on Hindu mythology in India. In June 2020 the cover to the upcoming installment in the series, Aru Shah and the City of Gold, was revealed.[5]

The main character of the series is the young Aru Shah, who is disliked by her classmates, but fits in with the other Pandava sisters, like Mini and Brynne, once she meets an enchanted talking pigeon who she nicknames "Boo" after touching a cursed ancient artifact. The rest of the series has gotten praise for being similar to Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians series.

Series overview

Aru Shah and the End of Time
Main article: Aru Shah and the End of Time

In Atlanta, Georgia, misfit Aru Shah shows some rude kids from her school a mystical device in her mother's museum that she says is cursed, though the kids don't believe her. She touches it and nothing happens until the kids leave, when a talking crow arrives, telling her that she has awakened the Sleeper, a mythical creature in Hindu mythology.

Aru Shah and the Song of Death
Main article: Aru Shah and the Song of Death
First edition cover of Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes.

Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes
Main article: Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes

Aru Shah and the City of Gold
Main article: Aru Shah and the City of Gold

Characters
  • Aru Shah: the main character of the series, Aru Shah is a young girl who doesn't fit in at school and is often bullied in school for stretching the truth to impress classmates. She is revealed to be one of five Pandava sisters in the beginning of End of Time, and meets Mini, another sister, and Boo, a crow.

Reception

Kirkus Reviews stated that "Chokshi spins a fantastical narrative that seamlessly intertwines Hindu cosmology and folklore [...] for an uproarious novel for young readers" and presented an interesting and unique type of culture that often is inaccurately represented.[6] Goodreads accepted the series to rave reviews; most of the reviewers said that they were excited for the series.[7] While writing about the second book, Kirkus complemented the complexity and morality of the characters.[8] According to the review website, the third book, Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes was "touching, riotously funny, and absolutely stunning."[9]

References
  1. "Aru Shah is Here! | Rick Riordan". Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  2. Renner, Brian D. "Everything You Need to Know About Aru Shah and the End of Time Movie (Development): Apr. 22, 2018 - added adaptation as a genre". Movie Insider. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  3. Jr, Mike Fleming (2018-04-13). "Paramount Pictures Lands YA Novel 'Aru Shah And The End Of Time'". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  4. "'Aru Shah and the End of Time' movie rights picked up by Paramount". Hypable. 2018-04-13. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  5. "Cover Reveal: Aru Shah and the City of Gold". Read Riordan. 2020-06-18. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  6. ARU SHAH AND THE END OF TIME | Kirkus Reviews.
  7. "Aru Shah and the End of Time (Pandava Quartet, #1)". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  8. ARU SHAH AND THE SONG OF DEATH | Kirkus Reviews.
  9. ARU SHAH AND THE TREE OF WISHES | Kirkus Reviews.
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