The Monsoon's Ink

About this book

In the magnificent Khmer capital of Angkor, eighteen-year-old Soriya, a temple-born water apprentice, balances the grueling labor of maintaining the city's ancient canals with the sacred duty of copying palm-leaf manuals. When an unprecedented drought threatens the empire's lifeblood, the elders demand traditional rituals, but Soriya discovers an ancient, forgotten engineering text that suggests a different path. Forced to step into a mentorship role for a younger generation of apprentices, Soriya must navigate the rigid hierarchy of the temple, decode the ancient water management techniques, and race against time to save her city from starvation and collapse. Her journey challenges the very foundations of tradition and innovation in a society where water is both life and divine right.

Book details

Genres:

Historical Fiction, Coming of Age, Adventure

Language:

en

Published:

2026-03-17

Content rating:

G