The Ashoka Code: Awakening

By Saumya Raghav

The Ashoka Code: Awakening

Book One of the Ashoka Code Trilogy

History buried it. A tyrant awakened it. A virus was just the beginning

They said the Ashoka's Nine Books were a myth.
They were wrong.
And now the world will pay the price.

When a mysterious parchment is unearthed in the ruins of Taxila, it bears a seal that sends shockwaves through the academic world-Emperor Ashoka's. Believed to be part of the fabled Nine Forbidden Books-ancient manuscripts rumored to contain earth-shattering knowledge-the artifact vanishes before it can be studied, and those who discovered it are executed.

Behind the bloodshed is Khan Bhakhtayar Illiyaas Choudhary, a brilliant and brutal extremist who has waited decades to unlock a devastating secret: The Codex of Bioalchemy-an ancient formula for creating a weaponized virus. As the world slumbers in ignorance, Khan sets his plan in motion from deep within Wuhan, unleashing a plague that eerily mirrors real-world catastrophe.

But Khan's path to domination isn't uncontested.

As the world reels from a fast-spreading virus, Sanjivani Trivedi, India's sharpest intelligence officer, must act quickly. With China and Pakistan cloaked in denial and America standing at arm's length, Sanjivani deploys Aadil Qureshi, an elite covert operative, deep into Wuhan under a forged identity. His mission: infiltrate Khan's inner circle before the virus mutates into something unstoppable.

Meanwhile, in Dehradun, Major Shiv encounters a mysterious Sadhu, a man who claims to have once stood in Ashoka's court. His presence is no accident. The Sadhu holds knowledge preserved over millennia-knowledge about chakras, cellular regeneration, and an ancient energy science that once powered empires and could now save-or doom-humanity.

The Ashoka Code: Awakening is a pulse-pounding thriller that masterfully interweaves myth, espionage, biotechnology, and real-world geopolitics. If you enjoy the mystery of Dan Brown, the scale of Yuval Noah Harari, and the thrill of Vince Flynn, this book will keep you hooked till the last page.

Some secrets are lost to protect mankind.

Others resurface to punish it.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9334265973
• ISBN13: 9789334265972
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Saumya Raghav
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"