MAJOR REWRITING !! Kaivalya Bannerjee and Mariam Baluch have dreamed of joining ARCANE-the most prestigious and secretive council of historians, archaeologists, and agents-since they first learned of its existence. When they finally get their chance, they are given a nearly impossible task-researching the legendary Princess Jodha Bai, a woman lost to history and myth. The more they dig into her story, the stranger their findings become. Soon, they uncover a tale far darker and more mysterious than any history book could have prepared them for. A science convention gone horribly wrong leaves Princess Aishwarya Kaurav of Agadha in a coma. But while her body lies motionless in the present, her soul is flung back to 1549, into the life of Jodha Bai herself. Aishwarya must now navigate a world of dangerous alliances, betrayal, and a forced marriage to the one man she considers her enemy-Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar. All the while, she must find a way to rewrite the tragic fate that awaits her. As Kaivalya and Mariam unravel the truth of Jodha's life, they begin to realize that the past and the present are more deeply intertwined than they ever imagined. And the closer they come to the end of Jodha's story, the more they uncover about their own fates.
15 parts