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ⓘ About Rati Mehrotra
Rati Mehrotra is a young adult fantasy, science fiction, and general fantasy author whose pronouns and her and she. While Rati Mehrotra is best known as an author, she is a trained economist. For many years, she dreamed in equations and graphs before she realized that she was wasting her time. She would then become an environmentalist as she got a job with the Switzerland-based World Conservation Union writing Environmental Policy. Rati would work for the organization in several countries across the world before she finally made her home in Canada. Even as she was working in environmental policy, she still loved reading mythological stories. Of particular interest to her were the stories of the epitome of feminine power, the slayer of demons, and Mother Goddess Kali.
All Book Series by Rati Mehrotra
Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2022
Uncanny Magazine Issue 67: November/December 2025
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2025
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Rati Mehrotra?
Rati Mehrotra is a young adult fantasy, science fiction, and general fantasy author whose pronouns and her and she. While Rati Mehrotra is best known as an author, she is a trained economist. For many years, she dreamed in equations and graphs before she realized that she was wasting her time.
Which Rati Mehrotra series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Asiana series, the earliest of Rati Mehrotra's multi-book series: it opens with Markswoman (2018) and runs to 2 books across 2018–2019, ending with Mahimata (2019).
How many books has Rati Mehrotra written?
Rati Mehrotra has 16 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2016 and 2025. 7 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Asiana series with 2 books — and 9 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Rati Mehrotra's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Rati Mehrotra's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Asiana (2018–2019, 2 books).
How are Rati Mehrotra's books organised into series?
This guide splits Rati Mehrotra's 16 books into 2 named series and 9 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Asiana (2 books, 2018–2019); Laksa Anthology: Speculative Fiction (5 books, 2016–2021).