Maurya | Historical Fiction Novel set in Ancient India Quotes

“Who was Ashoka? Indian sources identify him as Chandragupta Maurya’s grandson, who presided over India’s grandest empire, encompassing modern-day Afghanistan and Pakistan.”
― Jay Penner, Maurya | Historical Fiction Novel set in Ancient India

“She has accompanied me in this dangerous mission. She speaks her mind. And I know that should I defy her wishes, she will find a more dangerous way.”
― Jay Penner, Maurya | Historical Fiction Novel set in Ancient India

“how life would change should Seleucus prevail. I was also curious to observe a new cult of people who worshiped a man named Gautama Buddha.”
― Jay Penner, Maurya | Historical Fiction Novel set in Ancient India

“Seleucus”
― Jay Penner, Maurya | Historical Fiction Novel set in Ancient India

“The soul cannot be pierced by weapons, nor burned by fire; water cannot wet it, nor can the wind dry it. The Bhagavad Gita”
― Jay Penner, Maurya | Historical Fiction Novel set in Ancient India

“Media, Persia, Gedrosia: Contemporary Iran. Babylonia or Mesopotamia: Modern-day Iraq. Parthia: Present-day Turkmenistan. Sogdiana: Presently within Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. Bactria, Gandhara: Spanning present-day Afghanistan and Northern Pakistan.”
― Jay Penner, Maurya | Historical Fiction Novel set in Ancient India