The Memory Wars – A Metaphysical Thriller Set in the Heart of Mumbai
Mumbai, 29th October 2025: Author Rajesh Seshadri announced the launch of his new fiction novel, The Memory Wars – Where The Past Bleeds Through, a high-velocity metaphysical thriller that fuses cutting-edge cognition with ancient wisdom, set against the living palimpsest of Mumbai, last week.
“This book is a metaphysical thriller where science meets the soul, and the fate of a city rests on the memories of one man”, says Rajesh Seshadri, a storyteller at heart, whose life and work are a rich tapestry woven from decades of corporate leadership, profound spiritual inquiry, and a boundless creative passion.
The novel follows Vedansh ‘Ved’ Raina, a world-class mnemonist whose rare chronesthesia does not just retrieve facts, it immerses him in full-sensory echoes of the past. When a traumatic slip inside Crawford Market drops him into Bombay of 1923, Ved is thrust into a secret conflict for control of memory itself.
Pursued by the Chronos Collective, a clandestine organization convinced that Ved’s mind can unlock imprinted truths, he must master his ability before it destroys him. With the help of Dr. Ayisha Khan, a skeptical neurologist, and clues left by a hidden lineage of protectors, Ved’s race moves from Banganga’s sacred steps to the shadowed chambers of the Elephanta Caves. The city becomes a character in its own right, where colonial halls, ancient tanks, and modern towers hum with accumulated human memory, and Ved is forced to decide whether history is a weapon or a warning.
“The Memory Wars delivers the pace and stakes of a contemporary thriller while probing time, consciousness, and identity. It blends ideas from cognitive psychology with the spirit of collective memory to ask what is truly worth preserving in an age that tries to optimize everything”, adds Seshadri.
At its heart lies a simple logline, a gifted mnemonist who relives the past is hunted by a cabal that wants to rewrite it, and the only way to win is to overwhelm their logic with the weight of human feeling.
Published by APK Publishers, the 236 pages book is priced at Rs.299 and is available at all leading bookstores, Amazon and Flipkart.
