What if the breathtaking world of Avatar was more than science fiction?
What if it borrowed its soul from real histories, real peoples — and real pain?

Stolen Worlds peels back the cinematic spectacle to expose the uncomfortable truth behind James Cameron’s Avatar. While the film dazzled audiences with themes of spiritual ecology and resistance to colonization, few recognize how deeply it draws from the lived experiences of Indigenous and African peoples — without naming them, honoring them, or addressing the legacy of exploitation.

In this powerful and eye-opening work, Sam Prajnananda uncovers the real stories behind the fantasy: from stolen land and sacred knowledge to the erasure of entire civilizations in the name of progress and entertainment. This book examines how Hollywood profits from pain while masking it in myth, and why spiritual and cultural appropriation are more dangerous than they seem.

More than a critique, Stolen Worlds is a call to remember, to honor the original stewards of Earth, and to demand truth in the stories we tell — and sell.

Because when a world is stolen, so is a future.
And the only way forward is through remembrance and justice.