However the gods are able to capture Sam using their advanced technology. Sam raises an army of followers and releases the aliens that had been held in captivity since he had first defeated them. Sam also is an "accelerationist" who wants to allow technology to develop among the people of the planet. After several years, he emerges from his isolation to obtain a new body and begins a campaign to overthrow the gods by introducing Buddhism as a non-violent alternative to the Hindu mythology. Sam resists the pressure from the other colonists to become a god himself and isolates himself in a large estate. Sam has the power to control electromagnetic forces and was instrumental in capturing the powerful but bodiless inhabitants of the planet when the first colonists arrived. The gods live in a domed city called Heaven and are led by the gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.Īmong "the First," as they are called, is a man called Sam, which is short for Mahasamatman. They have used this technology to create a mythology based on the Hindu religion, positioning themselves as gods with unique powers and keeping the majority of the inhabitants of the planet in a state of technological ignorance. The first settlers of the planet have developed technology that allows them to magnify their mental powers and transfer souls into new bodies. "Lord of Light" is a science fiction novel that takes place on a planet that has been inhabited by people from Earth for many generations.
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