Category: Children’s Fiction
Publisher: Penguin Random House India (forthcoming)
Rights: World rights available (excluding Indian subcontinent)
370 BCE, Muciri Port, Ancient Chera Kingdom
Thirteen-year-old Kathir never believed in Siddhars, the legendary mystics said to heal with herbs, bend nature, and see through time. But when his father sends him to train under one on the remote Agastya Mountain, disbelief is no longer an option.
At the Hill Vaidyar’s School, Kathir finds more than strange medicines and martial arts. He meets unlikely friends, faces baffling lessons, and stumbles into ancient secrets hidden deep in the Madman’s Forest—relics of power, visions of time, and forces beyond comprehension.
When one relic is stolen and a classmate vanishes, Kathir is swept into a race across ancient India. What begins as a search becomes a battle to stop a catastrophe written long ago, in the language of stars, symbols, and silence.
A fast-paced historical adventure filled with offbeat characters, humour, and a touch of the surreal, The Hill Vaidyar’s School of Medicine and Magic is a thrilling tale of ancient legends, dormant powers, and unlikely heroes rising to battle darkness.
The author: Gayathri Ponvannan