S. A. Hoque
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Author
Sitara, Lady of the Lotus
Inspired by a Korean folktale, a Bengali princess attends a prestigious Korean academy...
Princess Sitara has been insecure about her N'daian heritage for as long as she can remember. With a culture, religion, and appearance foreign to Oreka—the kingdom her parents immigrated to—Sitara is anxious about everything she does.
Attending the Royal Academy, Sitara records her school life in a series of journal entries. The three years at the academy are meant to shape her, or she'll be expelled from the palace. She could be a royal tailor like her only friend, Saya, a lady investigator like the wise Madame Joon-bin, or continue to defy Orekan norms by becoming a palace officer like her crush, Sir Jun-Seo.
Where exactly does a N'daian princess like Sitara belong in Oreka?
SITARA, LADY OF THE LOTUS is a cozy, diaspora fantasy novel for teens exploring friendship, first love, and self-acceptance.
Upcoming Work
Her next published work, Blood Eater, is more mature and darker in theme than Sitara. Blood Eater is an adult historical fiction novel set in 1870s Bengal about a Muslim vampire slayer fighting British colonization. Publish date is set to May 2026.
Pre-orders will be made available in March, inshaAllah. Limited quantity of a sprayed, exclusive edition with a foiled cover will also be released soon.
Hoque is currently drafting the sequel to Sitara, Lady of the Lotus with a tentative publish date set to 2027.
Contact
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