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Product Details
Publisher: GFB
Release Date: June 17, 2025
Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, Ebook
ISBN: HC: 978-1-964721-76-7; PB: 978-1-964721-77-4; EB: 978-1-964721-78-1
Trim: 5.5 x 8.5
Page Count: 412
An Eco-Thriller
Dheepa R. Maturi
Can one woman stop a chemical magnate from destroying life on Earth?
While working the night shift at a San Francisco news agency, Bayla Jeevan has a shocking out-of-body experience. Her consciousness is transported deep into an Indian forest, where she witnesses a noxious liquid spreading through the soil. At the same time, she receives a message from her father, presumed dead for fifteen years, warning her of imminent danger. Coincidence? Unlikely.
Halfway around the world, agrochemical corporation ZedChem—led by billionaire Krakun Zed—tests its latest innovation, a product heralded as the solution to topsoil erosion. But the data reveals something else entirely.
As Bayla sets out looking for answers, she learns more about her past—and her family’s connections to a secret organization with ancient roots and to Zed himself. Will Bayla be able to stop the corporation from ruining global agriculture and devastating human existence forever?
In this action-packed eco-thriller, the bonds of family—and the power to save Earth—are put to the test.
About the Author
Dheepa R. Maturi is a New York–born, Midwest-raised Indian-American writer who explores the intersection of identity, culture, and ecology, especially through hope in the face of ecological grief. She has been nominated twice for the Pushcart Prize, and her essays and poetry have appeared in numerous literary journals and anthologies. She lives with her family in the Indianapolis area.
Visit the author’s website at www.dheeparmaturi.com
Reviews
“Captivating and conscious. Seamlessly weaving the metaphysical and metaphorical into a story of our current, pressing environmental realities, 108 reminds us of our innate connection to the world around us and opens our eyes to the truth that pulses underneath our everyday existence. A rich and radiant journey of awakening, healing, and empowerment, this eco-thriller vibrates with insight, leading us into a deeper alignment between ourselves and Earth. A new and compelling kind of climate fiction!” —Dr. Sue Morter, author of bestseller The Energy Codes: The 7-Step System to Awaken Your Spirit, Heal Your Body, and Live Your Best Life
“A needful story. A tender story. A gripping adventure. 108 entertains, but it also contains the seeds of personal and societal change. We can do more together than we can alone. This debut eco-thriller from Dheepa R. Maturi stirs my inner ‘peaceful warrior.’ I love this book. I think you will, too.” —L.L. Barkat, author of Earth to Poetry: A 30-Days, 30-Poems Earth, Self & Other Care Challenge
“A gripping, mesmerizing, and ultimately hopeful tale about climate change—a story with an important message for all readers. 108 describes a world reeling under the impacts of climate change—a world of which we can already see the early signs. It reminds us of the power that lies within all of us to forge a better future when we work with each other, as found families, communities, and collectives. This book is a must-read for everyone concerned about the precarious future of our world in the era of the Anthropocene.” —Harini Nagendra, professor of ecology, public speaker on nature and sustainability, and author of Nature in the City: Bengaluru in the Past, Present, and Future and The Bangalore Detectives Club
“Dheepa R. Maturi’s thrilling and hopeful debut novel has it all: an ecological crisis of global proportions, a pulsing web of energy that connects every living thing, and a woman who must harness her power to stop the destruction of the Earth. I couldn’t put it down. I needed to know what happened next to Bayla Jeevan, a refreshingly unique heroine who solves problems through meditation, yoga, and skilled fighting. In 108, Maturi’s imaginative writing lights up the strands in the web, a necessary and beautiful reminder that we’re all connected.” —Sarah Layden, author of Imagine Your Life Like This and Trip Through Your Wires
“Dheepa R. Maturi has given her readers a powerful and engaging debut novel. In an Earth-spanning chronicle set in 2040, 108 features a battle between Zed, an agricultural chemicals billionaire whose actions will destroy all arable land on Earth, and Bayla. Drawing power from the life force of the natural world, 108 combines Indian mysticism with modern technology. Evocative of the hit film Avatar, it is a compelling page-turner with many fascinating dimensions in time and geography. The complex and surprising ending leaves this reader hopeful of a sequel.” —Michael Decter, author of The Fulcrum
“In this all-too timely eco-thriller, Dheepa R. Maturi employs a compelling mix of hard science, philosophy, ritual, and mysticism to weave a vivid and chilling picture of what will befall us if we don’t address climate change now.” —Barbara Shoup, author of About Grace and A Commotion in Your Heart: Notes on Writing and Life