MAYA: Seed Takes Root
$42.50
- Hardcover
416 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2026
Summary
Combining elements from science-fiction, fantasy, and philosophy, MAYA is a new mythology for the 21st century - not of gods and monsters, but of us.
The Divya Trials have been announced. Billions will compete. One will ascend to godhood.
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; pre…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798893312232 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Anand Gandhi, Zain Memon |
| Publisher: | Authors Equity |
| Imprint: | Authors Equity |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 284g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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About The Author
Anand Gandhi
Anand Gandhi is a polymath filmmaker and public intellectual credited with ushering India’s new wave of cinema. He has created culture-shaping projects across media.
His debut feature Ship of Theseus won India’s National Award for Best Film and was hailed by the UK Critics’ Circle as “life-changing,” collecting major prizes at festivals including Transilvania, Tokyo, and BFI London. His mythological horror epic Tumbbad, now regarded as a contemporary classic, opened Venice Critics’ Week and won Filmfare and Sitges awards.
Zain Memon is a visionary game designer and transmedia creator who pioneered South Asia’s modern tabletop renaissance.
His political strategy board game SHASN is India’s most played modern tabletop game. It has won IndieCade’s Social Impact Award and reached players in over 70 countries. Its sequel SHASN: AZADI, hailed as the “blueprint for semi-cooperative game design,” became the first tabletop game honored by Games for Change. Memon has established games as transformative learning systems through his approach to play as pedagogy.
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