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Historical fiction books and novels set in the ancient Harappan or Indus Valley civilization.

A Day in the Life of Maya of Mohenjo-daro

Mulk Raj Anand

Published in 1968, A Day in the Life of Maya of Mohenjo-Daro by Mulk Raj Anand was the first ever children’s story, and the second work of Indus Valley fiction after Murdon ka Teela … >

The Immortals of Meluha (Shiva Trilogy: Book 1)

  • The Immortals of Meluha (Shiva Trilogy)
Amish Tripathi

Its 1900 BCE in what modern Indians mistakenly call the Indus Valley Civilization. >

ADI A Story of Indus Valley Civilization

Jitu Mishra

Adi is an engaging children's story that covers the journey of a young boy, Adi, son of a copper merchant in Nausharo to Mohenjo-daro with his father sometime during the height of the ancient Indus civilization. >

Secret of the Nagas (Shiva Trilogy: Book 2)

  • Secret of the Nagas by Amish Tripathi
Amish Tripathi

His vengeance and the path to evil will lead him to the door of the Nagas, the serpent people. Of that he is certain. The evidence of the malevolent rise of evil is everywhere. A kingdom is dying as … >

The Unicorn Expedition

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Satyajit Ray

"I saw a herd of unicorns today. I write this in full possession of my sense." So begins the short story The Unicorn Expedition by the great Bengali filmmaker Satyajit Ray. featuring a Professor Shanku story. >

Harappa: The Lure of Soma

  • Harappa: The Lure of Soma by Shankar Kashyap
Shankar Kashyap

At the zenith of its power and prosperity, Harappa is a highly refined urban conglomerate in the Indus Valley, visited by trade caravans and travelers from faraway lands. The city’s sense of organisa… >

Murdon ka Teela

  • Murdon Ka Tila (Hindi) by Rangeya Raghava
Rangeya Raghava

Novel written in Hindi. The book was one of the first novels to be set in the Indus Valley Civilization. The title translates as "Mound of the Dead". >

Maati: Raising Up Pharaoh

  • Maati: Raising up Pharaoh by Burke
R. E. J. Burke

5,200 years ago, in this 6th book of the Raising Up Pharaoh epic, the seaborne scouts arrive at Ezion-Geber with the horsemen’s king and families. They’re greeted by the horsemen and the scouts’ king… >

Fire Seer (Coalition of Mages)

  • Fire Seer by Amy Raby
Amy Raby

Taya has risen from humble roots to become a fire seer in the Coalition of Mages. Eager to prove herself, she arrives in the town of Harappa to locate a “jackal”—a mage operating outside the Coalition’s authority—who has murdered three people. >

Oath of the Vayuputras (Shiva Trilogy: Book 3)

Amish Tripathi

This is the third book in the Shiva Trilogy (which includes Book 1: The Immortals of Meluha and Book 2: Secret of the Nagas). Shiva has accepted his destiny, but it has brought him to despair. Ca… >

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