Storm Singer, Sarwat Chadda
Storm Singer, Sarwat Chadda
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Storm Singer

Author: Sarwat Chadda

Series: Storm Singer

Narrator: Subhadra Newton

Unabridged: 8 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/15/2025


Synopsis

Skandar and the Unicorn Thief meets One Thousand and One Nights in this “action-packed, fantastically imaginative” (BCCB) middle grade fantasy from Rick Riordan Presents author Sarwat Chadda about a girl with the magical power to control the elements with her song.

In a land ruled by fierce winged warriors known as eagle garudas, twelve-year-old Nargis is just a poor, lowly human, a Worm who hates the garudas that killed her parents. But even though she can’t fly—and her childhood attempt left her walking with a crutch—she is far from powerless. Nargis is a spirit singer: able to coax small bits of wind, water, fire, and earth to do her bidding through song…well, sometimes.

When Nargis loses control of her power in a high-stakes kite fight, she is exiled. Cast into the desert, she discovers Mistral, an injured boy who turns out to be an eagle garuda, the prince of her enemies! He’s on a mission to take back his throne from a terrible vulture garuda. In spite of their mutual distrust, the two have no choice but to forge an unlikely alliance if they want to escape the desert alive.

And as Nargis and Mistral battle dangerous assassins, befriend crafty sky pirates, and sneak into the mysterious sky castle of Alamut, Nargis discovers she carries a family secret, one that could bring Monsoon’s rains back to the desert, but only if she’s willing to risk her life in the bargain…

About Sarwat Chadda

Sarwat Chadda is the New York Times bestselling author of the City of the Plague God duology, the Spiritstone Saga, the Ash Mistry trilogy, the Shadow Magic trilogy, and the Devil’s Kiss duology. He has written for Star Wars and Minecraft as well as the 39 Clues and Spirit Animals series. Sarwat is a first-generation Muslim immigrant of South Asian descent who loves writing over-the-top adventures. His work has received numerous starred reviews and was a Goodreads Choice Best Middle Grade Award Nominee. He has been published in over a dozen languages. Outside of novels, he’s written plays, comic books, and TV shows, including The Legend of Hanuman for Disney+ Hotstar. Sarwat lives in London. Feel free to drop him a line on X at @SarwatChadda and Instagram at @Sarwat_Chadda or visit him at SarwatChadda.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mark on April 08, 2025

What worked: The author creates an imaginative world where birdlike creatures rule over the humans. The garuda call humans Worms because they’re a lower life form, barely worth worrying about. Nargis finds an injured eagle garuda named Mistral, although she likes to call him Birdy. Raptor garudas are......more

Goodreads review by Karen on May 08, 2025

This is a fast-paced novel, mixing the garuda of mythology with a girl who has song-based powers. Garuda - humanoid beings with functional wings - live in the sky; the call humans "worms", and treat them as slaves, based on their inability to fly, and use them for cheap labor. But Nargis is differen......more

Goodreads review by Cheyenne on April 15, 2025

4 ⭐ CW: violence, death of a parent mention The Storm Singer by Sarwat Chadda is a middle grade stand alone fantasy using Hindu mythology. I received an arc of this book from a friend. I have come to really enjoy Chadda's MG works. I love the focus on friendships and the great messages within the sto......more

Goodreads review by Katie on April 29, 2025

I listened to this on audio with my 9 year old 3rd grader. We both loved it and kept looking for time when we could listen together. Nargis lost her parents when she was young and she knows a Garuda killed them. Garuda are the winged creatures that rule humans and while humans work all day, Garuda's......more

Goodreads review by Mary on April 08, 2025

Nargis is not the most imposing of humans, but she possesses a power that many would be thrilled to have. She also relies on a crutch due to a past injury, and Nargis has crafted strong walls to protect her from the comments of others as she works to improve her abilities as a spirit singer. When a......more


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