In case anyone missed it, Empire of the Petal Throne is back in print via POD:

In case anyone missed it, Empire of the Petal Throne is back in print via POD:

Originally shared by Klint Finley

And speaking of re-releases of material by the founders of our hobby: there's now a print-on-demand version of Empire of the Petal Throne, the original Tékumel game by M.A.R. Barker.

It was originally published by TSR in 1975, but Barker had already spent years--decades, even--developing the world. Inspired by Indian, Middle Eastern, Egyptian and Meso-American culture, even after all these years Tékumel remains one of the (relatively) few fantasy settings not based on medieval Europe.

http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/2060/TEKUMELR--Empire-of-the-Petal-Throne-TSR?it=1

There's a PDF of the self-published manuscript that predated it as well.
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/2060/TEKUMELR--Empire-of-the-Petal-Throne-TSR?it=1