The story

Ten-year-old Janthur has just started learning stargazing from his father, the Stargazer of Pardura, when a group of mysterious Cloudreaders come knocking at the palace gates. Janthur is curious to learn more about cloudreading and Lakhni, the head Cloudreader's daughter, agrees to teach him in exchange for stargazing lesson. But when they work together to interpret the clouds and the stars, every sign they see points to disaster! Will Janthur and Lakhni be able to save the Princess of Pardura in time?

Cloudreader is a middle grade fantasy/mystery novel based on my travels to Jantar Mantar, an astronomical observatory in Jaipur, India.