Pankaj Saini · Author of Music Men

Stories from before history learned to remember.

Fantasy, superheroes, music and mythology—moving between modern Bangalore and a prehistoric world shaped by Ether.

The latest chapter

Music Men, Volume III: Aragbat

The origin of the Music Men begins around 60,000 BCE—with the least powerful Aranav in a world governed by the Code.

The books

One universe. Different ages. Unlikely heroes.

Begin with modern-day superheroes, step sideways into a graphic origin tale, then travel back to the distant beginning.

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Inside the universe

Ether remembers what history forgets.

01

The Blobs

Ether-aware entities that arrive on Earth and alter the course of life.

02

The Aranavs

A prehistoric species capable of being possessed—and of channelling Ether.

03

The Code

A law meant to restrain magic, unnatural experiments and interference with evolution.

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About the writer

A technologist by profession. A storyteller by compulsion.

Pankaj Saini is a Bangalore-based writer whose work brings together fantasy, music, Indian urban life, prehistory and superhero fiction.

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