The Immortal King Rao: A Novel

Name: The Immortal King Rao: A Novel
Price: 3.99 USD
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Rating: 4 (587 reviews)
Author: Vauhini Vara

by Vauhini Vara

Literary Fiction Science Fiction

4.0 (587)

4.0 stars from 587 reviews. Top 94% of Literary Fiction books we track.

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Last checked: May 12, 2026

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Perfect for you if...

You're fascinated by how technology and capitalism reshape society and want that exploration grounded in a specific family's story rather than abstract theory.
You loved literary sci-fi like Station Eleven or The Peripheral and want something that uses speculative elements to examine real historical forces.
You care about caste, class, and immigration narratives and want to read about them from someone who worked as a tech reporter and actually understands the industry.

Maybe not for you if...

You want a straightforward biography or business memoir without literary experimentation getting in the way of the plot.
You prefer fast-paced storytelling and find complex, layered narratives exhausting rather than rewarding.
You're looking for a novel that concludes with clear moral answers rather than one that sits with uncomfortable questions about complicity and survival.

About this book

In a 1950s Indian village, a precocious child is born into a Dalit family of coconut farmers. King Rao grows up to become the world's most accomplished tech CEO and eventually leader of a global, corporate-led government. In a future where the world is run by the Board of Corporations, King's daughter Athena grapples with his legacy. He has given her access to his memories, among other gifts. Believing that saving the planet and its Shareholders requires a radical act of communion, Athena sets out to tell the world's Shareholders the truth about King's life: his childhood on a South Indian coconut plantation, his migration to the U.S. to study engineering during an era of globalization, his marriage to an ambitious artist with whom he changed the world, and his invention of Athena herself during self-imposed exile. Written by a former Wall Street Journal technology reporter, this debut novel blends literary and speculative fiction, the historical and the dystopian, exploring how technological capitalism emerged and where current actions might lead.

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Currently 4.0★ from 587 reviews

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