The eight-part series, aimed primarily at the 8-12 age group, is published by Hachette India Children's Books.

[1] All the action in the Taranauts books takes place in Mithya, a universe comprising the eight worlds of Shyn, Dazl, Lustr, Glo, Syntilla, Shimr, Sparkl and Glytr.

Enter the Taranauts – sweet-faced Zvala, athletic Zarpa, and animal magnet Tufan – all three personally handpicked as Mithya's champions by the Emperaza Shoon Ya and his powerful and fiercely loyal female lieutenant, Shuk Tee.

Taranauts combines many genres, including fantasy, adventure and science fiction, with elements of mystery and satire.

Taranauts is widely regarded as a critical and popular success in the still-nascent world of original children's writing in English in India.