{"product_id":"maya-anand-gandhi-9798893311891","title":"Maya: Seed Takes Root","description":"\u003cb\u003eCombining elements from science-fiction, fantasy, and philosophy, MAYA is a new mythology for the 21st century - not of gods and monsters, but of us. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Divya Trials have been announced. Billions will compete. One will ascend to godhood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On the planet Neh, the living forest called Maya is the planet's neural network. Each citizen tethers daily to Maya, entering shared dreamscapes for work, play, and learning. The immortal Divyas harvest the data. Every thought and memory; predicting futures and bending reality itself. Everyone is connected. Everyone is tracked. Everyone is controlled. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Everyone except Yachay. An ordinary nineteen-year-old manushya raised in isolation by his ailing grandfather, Daddu, Yachay has never tethered to Maya--making him invisible to the gods of data. Daddu urges him to enter the upcoming Divya Trials, a once-in-a-lifetime competition where billions compete for immortality and omnipotence. Yachay wants no part of it--until his grandfather's death uncovers an ancient resistance and a lifetime of secret training. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eSeed Takes Root, \u003c\/i\u003ethe first novel in the expansive MAYA universe, fuses science fiction, fantasy, and philosophy into an epic of thrilling adventure and urgent allegory. Drawing on South Asian mythology, hard science, and sharp social commentary, it asks the questions that define our time: Who controls our stories? Who profits from our data? And in an age of perfect prediction; is freedom still possible?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anand Gandhi,Zain Memon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798893311891\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Authors Equity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Anand Gandhi","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48460385550591,"sku":"9798893311891","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_beb690d2-5992-4fb7-8175-3cd4a096bfd9.jpg?v=1777414405","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/maya-anand-gandhi-9798893311891","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}