ESSENCE OF MY BOOK WAS BORN FROM DESIRE TO FUSE 2 SUBJECTS THAT I LOVE: SCIENCE FICTION & MYTHOLOGY, SAYS MANINI

This isan interview with the King’s College London alumnus Manini Priyan. Her book Search for Transcendence is India’s first space opera.

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Captain Sakra and his crew of the Sura race namely Durga, Vayu, Agni set sail aboard their mighty spaceship Airavata on a mission to planet Earth where they collide with their mortal enemies, the Asuras. Both the races have to find a way to work towards a common goal, to find ambrosia, the elusive elixir in the universe that is believed to have mystical properties. Their common goal has to be approved by the all-powerful Trinity, namely Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma, the powerful guardians of the universe who believe in a prophecy that foretells the birth of a powerful being on whom the fate of the universe will depend on the coming days. Who is this powerful being in the prophecy that will save the universe?

Can the mortal enemies work together to find this mystical elixir of the universe?

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Please tell us a little about yourself and your debut novel. I am Manini and I am a poet and an author by night and a global HR business partner by day. I had reached a point in my life where I was looking for more fulfilment and joy. Writing this story, which is now my debut novel was a way to achieve that.