Earth is long since dead. On a colony planet, a band of men has gained control of technology, made themselves immortal, and now rule their world as the gods of the hindu pantheon. Only one dares oppose them: he who was o...Earth is long since dead. On a colony planet, a band of men has gained control of technology, made themselves immortal, and now rule their world as the gods of the hindu pantheon. Only one dares oppose them: he who was once siddhartha and is now mahasamatman.