The Gauntlet

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A trio of friends from New York City find themselves trapped inside a mechanical board game that they must dismantle in order to save themselves and generations of other children in this action-packed debut thats a steampunk Jumanji with a Middle Eastern flair.

Nothing can prepare you for The Gauntlet

It didnt look dangerous, exactly. When twelve-year-old Farah first laid eyes on the old-fashioned board game, she thought it lookedelegant.

It is made of wood, etched with exquisite imagesa palace with domes and turrets, lattice-work windows that cast eerie shadows, a large spiderand at the very center of its cover, in broad letters, is written: The Gauntlet of Blood and Sand.

The Gauntlet is more than a game, though. It is the most ancient, the most dangerous kind of magic. It holds worlds inside worlds. And it takes players as prisoners.

Author Bio

Karuna Riaziis a born and raised New Yorker, with a loving, large extended family and the rather trying experience of being the eldest sibling in her particular clan. Besides pursuing a BA in English literature from Hofstra University, she is an online diversity advocate, blogger, and publishing intern. Karuna is fond of tea,baking new delectable treats for friends and family to relish, Korean dramas, and writing about tough girls forging their own paths toward their destinies. She is the author ofThe GauntletandThe Battle.