This month we will be discussing, The Immortal King Rao by Vauhini Vara.

SPECIAL EVENT:  Author Talk with Vauhini Vara on October 23^rd at the Rialto Theatre @ 7pm. This event is free and open to all ages. Copies of her books will be available for purchase and signing. Space is limited. Registration required.

In an Indian village in the 1950s, a gifted child named King Rao is born into a family of Dalit coconut farmers. King grows up to become a highly successful tech CEO and eventually leads a global, corporate-led government. His daughter, Athena, inherits his legacy and access to his memories in a future where the world is governed by the Board of Corporations.

As climate change intensifies, Athena believes that saving the planet requires a radical act. She decides to reveal the truth to the world's Shareholders, sharing vivid details of King’s journey from a South Indian coconut plantation to studying engineering in the U.S., his marriage to an ambitious artist, and his ultimate creation—Athena herself. The Immortal King Rao, written by a former Wall Street Journal technology reporter, blends literary and speculative fiction, exploring the rise of technological capitalism and its future implications.

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