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Indu Sundaresan

4 Series • 7 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Taj Mahal Trilogy Books
Start with: The Twentieth Wife (2002)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: The Splendor of Silence (2006)
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Publication Order of Short Story Collections
Start with: In the Convent of Little Flowers (2008)

ⓘ About Indu Sundaresan

Indu Sundaresan is an Indian and American author of fiction. She was born in India and was brought up there on various Air Force bases stationed over the country. She is a bestselling author. Sundaresan received a degree in India, an undergraduate degree in economics. Then Indu came to the United States to attend graduate school at the University of Delaware. She now has two degrees, Master degrees in operations research and economics. Soon after she graduated, she felt the call to start telling stories. Her father was in the Indian Air Force and worked as a fighter pilot. Her father and her grandfather were both storytellers.

All Book Series by Indu Sundaresan

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The Twentieth Wife

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2002

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2002
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The Feast of Roses

Book 2 of 3 · published 2003

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2003
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Shadow Princess

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2010

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2010
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The Splendor of Silence

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2006

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2006
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The Mountain of Light

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2013

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2013
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In the Convent of Little Flowers

Single-title series · published 2008

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2008
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Hotel Angeline

Single-title series · published 2011

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2011

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Indu Sundaresan?

Indu Sundaresan is an Indian and American author of fiction. She was born in India and was brought up there on various Air Force bases stationed over the country. She is a bestselling author.

Which Indu Sundaresan series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Taj Mahal Trilogy series, the earliest of Indu Sundaresan's multi-book series: it opens with The Twentieth Wife (2002) and runs to 3 books across 2002–2010, ending with Shadow Princess (2010).

How many books has Indu Sundaresan written?

Indu Sundaresan has 7 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2002 and 2013. 3 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Taj Mahal Trilogy series with 3 books — and 4 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Indu Sundaresan's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Indu Sundaresan's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Taj Mahal Trilogy (2002–2010, 3 books).

How are Indu Sundaresan's books organised into series?

This guide splits Indu Sundaresan's 7 books into 1 named series and 4 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Taj Mahal Trilogy (3 books, 2002–2010).