Writer Manini Priyan has always wanted to write about familiar mythological characters set in a new context of the universe, and in her debut novel she combines science fiction and mythology.
“Search for Transcendence: The Beginning” follows the story of Captain Sakra and his crew of the Sura race, namely Durga, Vayu and Agni, who set sail aboard their mighty spaceship Airvata to find ambrosia, an elusive elixir in space believed to that it has mystical properties.
However, their mortal enemies, The Asuras, have the same goal. What follows is an extraordinary story that reveals the birth of a powerful being prophesied to save the universe. Priyan describes her book as a space opera where she wrote about familiar gods and goddesses and set them in the context of the universe.
Priyan says “I love science fiction and I read and watch everything in that genre, so I wanted to create something in that world ,in my novel, the Devas descend on Earth in a spaceship and meet their rivals – the Asuras, who have their own plans for Earth. Their paths cross on Earth in search of the mystical elixir of space”.
Priyan hopes that readers will enjoy the world she has tried to create, where they can immerse themselves in this world of spaceships, advanced technology, super-powered beings and all of them seeking transcendence through this mystical elixir of space.
