The Savage Fortress — Sarwat Chadda

In a land of ancient temples, palaces, and snake charmers, where the heroes and villains of the past never die, one slightly nerdy boy from our time IS GOING TO KICK SOME MONSTER BUTT.

After three weeks of vacation, Ash Mistry is ready to leave the heat and dust of India behind him. Then he discovers a gleaming gold arrowhead hidden in the sands -- a weapon used to defeat evil King Ravana in legend.

At least, Ash is pretty sure it's only a legend....

But when Lord Alexander Savage comes after Ash, the legends are suddenly way too real. Savage commands an army of monstrous shapechangers called rakshasas, who want only to seize the arrowhead and restore Ravana to power.

As the monsters hunt Ash through magnificent fortresses and brutal deserts, he must learn to work with a cool rakshasa girl named Parvati, and find the strength within himself to fight on no matter what. Because this isn't just a battle to stop the end of the world. It's a battle to stop the end of reality as we know it.

No pressure.