Payal  is an author, freelance writer and copy editor. She has written three books,A Shadow in Eternity, The Key of Chaos and The Timeless Land - a trilogy for young adults. She has also contributed to a number of anthologies of short stories. Find out more about her on her website www.writeside.net.

The Secret of Fezar (forthcoming)

Fahe's is the heir to the Marik family's title, and her future is mapped out before her. She is expected to take over the reins at Marik from her mother in the years to come. But the headstrong young woman is drawn to trouble like a moth to a flame. Meanwhile, her older brother Yavi has been pleasantly surprised to find that his late grandfather who hated him has bequeathed him his precious journals and artefacts from his travels to Fezar in Kuzerazi. His curiosity is further piqued when he finds that none of the writing on the mysterious artefacts makes any sense to him, which is odd given that Yavi is a talented word mage.

Yavi, Fahe and their friends take a trip to Kuzerazi where the search leads them to a mysterious estate where they tumble into a remote, surreal world that blurs their own perceptions of reality.

Category: Young-adult fiction
Publishing House: HarperCollins Publishers India
Rights Available: World (excluding Indian subcontinent)