There are a bazillion different takes on the fantasy genre (yes, I counted), but Amy Raby's Coalition of Mages series is the only one I know of based on the Indus River Valley civilization, circa
T. Kingfisher is the pen name for Ursula Vernon. She's won a bunch of awards for her stories and comics and novels, and I highly recommend reading some of her short stories to get at least get a
"Good artists copy. Great artists steal." - Steve Jobs As a compulsive homebrewer/worldbuilder and a compulsive reader, I like to read books and then use their ideas in creating worlds or mechanics