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Amritanshu Pandey

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India

Website

http://www.scrollsofaryavarta.com

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Historical Fiction

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Isaac Asimov, Peter Hamilton, Ashok Banker, Frank Herbert, GRR Martin, ...more

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August 2014

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Amritanshu Pandey is an Indian writer and author of the novel, The Seal of Surya. A naturalist by outlook, he also contributes articles to http://www.countercurrents.org and http://thetrippyindian.com

A keen amateur in the world of single malt scotch, he runs a malt reviews and coverage website at http://www.maltworship.com. The Scrolls of Aryavarta is his imagination of the Vedic and pre-Vedic history of India. He holds a lifelong love for science fiction and psychedelic trance, and would be a far more productive writer if not for his hopeless addiction to American TV shows.

Amrit is also the founder of Outscape, a niche publishing house for Indian science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, historical fiction, mythological fiction, psyched ...more

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Amritanshu Pandey At the age of 13, I read Isaac Asimov for the first time. Not only did I discover a lifelong love for science-fiction, but I also burned with envy. I …moreAt the age of 13, I read Isaac Asimov for the first time. Not only did I discover a lifelong love for science-fiction, but I also burned with envy. I wanted to be the man writing such mind-blowing stories, and the bug was thus planted in me.(less)

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Amritanshu Pandey So far, I've experienced writer's block not for writing in general, but for the project/novel I'm working on at the time. I've found that switching to…moreSo far, I've experienced writer's block not for writing in general, but for the project/novel I'm working on at the time. I've found that switching to something else for a while, maybe a short article or even a different novel altogether, allows me to give my mind a break from the original project while still exercising it into a regular, writing routine. (less)

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Average rating: 3.87 · 337 ratings · 25 reviews · 5 distinct works

	The Seal of Surya (The Scrolls of Aryavarta #1) 3.86 avg rating — 332 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pirates The Seal Of Surya by Amritanshu Pandey (2014-11-01) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Janapada: Part 1 (Chakravartin Series) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Somavansha Legacy: Part 1 (Chakravartin Series) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fractal Mandala: A History of Ancient India really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2025 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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It's been a while since I've blogged on this site, and by now have gathered a number of updates to share. Here we go-

- The Seal of Surya's first print run of 3000 copies has been entirely sold out (hurray!). For several days it hovered between ranks 300 and 400 in the Amazon bestseller's list, something that I found highly gratifying. A second run of 2000 copies has now gone into print. We've made Read more of this blog post »

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