Aru Shah and the Song of Death (Pandava Series #2)

by Roshani Chokshi Narrated by Soneela Nankani

Overview

Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents best-selling author Roshani Chokshi and her sequel to Aru Shah and the End of Time.

Aru is only just getting the hang of this whole Pandava thing when the Otherworld goes into full panic mode. The god of love's bow and arrow have gone missing, and the thief isn't playing Cupid. Instead, they're turning people into heartless fighting-machine zombies. If that weren't bad enough, somehow Aru gets framed as the thief. If she doesn't find the arrow by the next full moon, she'll be kicked out of the Otherworld. For good. But, for better or worse, she won't be going it alone. Along with her soul-sister, Mini, Aru will team up with Brynne, an ultra-strong girl who knows more than she lets on, and Aiden, the boy who lives across the street and is also hiding plenty of secrets. Together they'll battle demons, travel through a glittering and dangerous serpent realm, and discover that their enemy isn't at all who they expected.

Includes a bonus PDF of the book's glossary.

Editorial Reviews

APRIL 2020 - AudioFile

Soneela Nankani shifts smoothly from Hindu mythology to pop-culture references in the second story about a seventh-grade girl who has her feet planted in both worlds, though not always firmly. Heroine Aru Shah is being framed by someone who has stolen Cupid’s bow and arrows from an enchanted shopping center and is turning humans into heartless zombies. Aru and her best friend, Mini, join forces with Brynne and her best friend, Aiden, to find and defeat the thief. Nankani individualizes the four children and a host of fascinating characters of the Otherworld, including a giant blue crab who’s infuriated when he’s associated with Disney characters and a sage whose curses are comical. Nankani gets the balance of humor and adventure exactly right. S.W. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine

From the Publisher

*"Chokshi seamlessly weaves Indian cosmology and pop culture into a refreshingly feminist plot laced with witty dialogue. The most compelling feature of the novel, however, is the complexity of its characters, who, despite their divinity or semidivinity, are at their core very human. This will leave fans enthralled and clamoring for more."—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

APRIL 2020 - AudioFile

Soneela Nankani shifts smoothly from Hindu mythology to pop-culture references in the second story about a seventh-grade girl who has her feet planted in both worlds, though not always firmly. Heroine Aru Shah is being framed by someone who has stolen Cupid’s bow and arrows from an enchanted shopping center and is turning humans into heartless zombies. Aru and her best friend, Mini, join forces with Brynne and her best friend, Aiden, to find and defeat the thief. Nankani individualizes the four children and a host of fascinating characters of the Otherworld, including a giant blue crab who’s infuriated when he’s associated with Disney characters and a sage whose curses are comical. Nankani gets the balance of humor and adventure exactly right. S.W. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine

Kirkus Reviews

★ 2019-01-15

The second book in the Pandava Quartet begins with Aru Shah and her best friend, Mini, in an enchanted shopping center fending off zombies.

Someone has stolen the god of love's enchanted bow and arrow, and they are using it to turn innocent humans into (literally) heartless, zombielike fighting machines. To make matters worse, Aru gets framed as the thief. The council of gods and Uloopi, the naga queen, give the two Pandavas an ultimatum: find and defeat the real thief in 10 days' time or be exiled from the Otherworld forever. Aru and Mini unite with two other heroes—a new Pandava sister, Brynne Rao, and her best friend, Aiden Acharya—to save the world from mass destruction. On their numerous adventures in the Otherworld, from a giant-swan attack to their journey to the Ocean of Milk, Aru contemplates difficult questions about what it means to be good or evil, the role of duty, and the power of a good story. In this sequel to Aru Shah and the End of Time (2018), Chokshi seamlessly weaves Indian cosmology and pop culture into a refreshingly feminist plot laced with witty dialogue. The most compelling feature of the novel, however, is the complexity of its characters, who, despite their divinity or semidivinity, are at their core very human.

This will leave fans enthralled and clamoring for more. (Fantasy. 10-13)

Product Details

BN ID:	2940171851644
Publisher:	Penguin Random House
Publication date:	04/30/2019
Series:	Pandava Series , #2
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	10 - 13 Years

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