Book one of an epic YA fantasy trilogy

Concealed
by the Gods

A mysterious stone. An impossible storm. An Indian-American teenager chosen for a mission that even the gods cannot complete for him.

Enter the story

A young adult fantasy

Concealed
by the
Gods

✦The gods chose him. Fate did not explain why.

The debut novel

The storm found him.
The stone chose him.

Yash Pandey is a high-school junior in the San Francisco Bay Area. On a storm-lashed Diwali night, a carved stone jams his bicycle wheel—and leads him toward a destiny hidden across continents and centuries.

At the Shree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in India, the stone vanishes and burns a U-shaped mark into Yash’s palm. With his cousins Kamya and Raghuveer, he follows a living map through Kashi, ancient Nalanda, and sacred places alive with cosmic power. But Zopa, a brilliant monk consumed by darkness, is raising an army of terracotta warriors and hunting an ancient force capable of annihilating worlds.

To stop him, the cousins must survive gods’ trials, travel through time, and unravel a prophecy that warns of a devastation once averted—and now at the doorstep.

  • Indian mythology
  • Indian history
  • Time travel
  • Cosmic pathways
  • Cousin trio
  • Ancient prophecy
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Book one · YA fantasy adventure

Fate rewarded the enemy.
Now the prophecy must be fulfilled.

— Concealed by the Gods

The trilogy

One prophecy.
Three reckonings.

Yash’s journey stretches from a mysterious stone in California to sacred India, ancient war, and an unforgettable journey through the Himalayas and beyond.

Book I
✦

Concealed
by the Gods

The mission begins.

Complete
Book II
♛

Bestowed
by the King

The path to Heaven.

In the works
Book III
∞

Imprisoned
by Karma

The last thread to save the world.

In the works

The chosen three

Three cousins.
One impossible mission.

Yash

A kind, pure-hearted Bay Area high-school junior whose life changes when a mysterious carved stone leaves the mark of Vishnu on his palm and chooses him for a mission whose true purpose remains concealed.

Kamya

Perceptive, curious, and highly intelligent, she is bestowed with knowledge by Saraswati, the Goddess of Learning.

Raghuveer

Rational, laid-back, and jovial, he is bestowed with powers connected to Lord Shiva—and the ability that carries them into the past.

Across time and legend

A fantasy journey through sacred India.

01

Kashi

A city besieged by an army awakened from the tomb of China’s first emperor.

02

Nalanda

The ancient university, reached through time in the golden chariot of the Sun God.

03

An Ancient Force

A powerful energy waiting among the stars—and in the path of a man who would control the world.

Amarja Lokare by the coast

About the Author

Amarja
Lokare

A story written for her son.
A world that grew into a trilogy.

Amarja Lokare works in the technology industry and likes adventure and fantasy novels. Her fascination with India’s ancient history, particularly the great epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, inspires her imagination. She also enjoys exploring ancient monuments and temples across India.

She began writing during the COVID-19 pandemic, hoping to give her son something new and thrilling to read. He loved the story—and what began as a gift for him soon grew into something much larger.

That idea has since blossomed into a YA fantasy trilogy, beginning with Concealed by the Gods, bringing together her love of adventure, Indian mythology, and ancient history.