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They find that they are the designated guardians and protectors of a strange shield that is both covetted and feared by their own clansmen. They are completely unprepared for the adventure they are rocketed into, where no one around them seem to be who they are, where they are constantly on the run and where they have been summoned for a task they can\u2019t even accept as true.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMysticism, myth and fantasy intertwine in this wonderful tale that skillfully weaves in the past and the present. Ritu Lalit has created a fantastical world steeped in ancient legend, deceit, subterfuge, in this briskly paced page turner, Hilawi.\u201d<br \/>\n<em>\u2014 Kiran Manral, author of The Reluctant Detective\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A fast-paced tale of fantasy, adventure and plenty of action! The narrative moves quickly, taking the reader from sequence to sequence at breakneck speed. It&#8217;s both imaginative and engaging.\u201d<br \/>\n<em>\u2014 Parul Sharma the author of Bringing up Vasu and By the Water Cooler<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Author<br \/>\n<\/strong>Ritu Lalit spent the first few years of her life in the north east of India, where she would lie on the grass and stare at the skies, convinced that she did not belong to this planet.\u00a0 Since she was here, she tried her utmost to fit in, even learnt math!\u00a0 But the desire to live in a dream world could not be suppressed, so now she writes fiction.\u00a0 In real life she lives in the NCR (National Capital Region) with her two sons, a daughter-in-law, three dogs and 20 fishes. 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