THE IMMORTAL KING RAO

Soneela Nankani stretches beyond her work in world literature by taking on this genre-bending novel, which spans both dystopian sci-fi and historical themes. Athena is the AI brainchild of a fictional Indian tech giant named King Rao. Now she is poised to reveal his secrets to the world. Nankani gives her voice an ethereal quality that also manages to reflect the human experience. Her delivery is easy on the ears and keeps pace with the story's imaginative scope. Her smooth style carries listeners from a Dalit village in India to the tech offices of Silicon Valley. Nankani is a strong voice for this unique character as she grapples with a world on the brink of climate change disaster. M.R. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine [Published: AUGUST 2022]