Samsara

Aman Chandra's phone dies, and so does every other gadget around him. Then strange blue scars begin to glow on his arm. He and ten others, known as the Souls of Samsara, have been abducted from modern India and carried to a hidden valley in the Himalayas.

The valley is a realm of magic, home to Hindu gods, immortal yogis and mythical beasts. The captives are there to learn the ancient art of yogic sorcery and to prepare for a perilous journey that few survive. Why they must make it, and how the gods are tied to it, is not explained at first.

As answers begin to emerge, the Souls realise that a larger scheme is unfolding. The king of the gods has issued a controversial order, and Aman faces a hard choice that could change his own life and the fate of an entire nation.