Rise of Gods (Paternus, #1)

by Dyrk Ashton

Described as American Gods meets The Avengers and Supernatural meets The Lord of the Rings, Paternus combines myths from around the world in a modern story of action and intrigue that is “urban fantasy on the surface, but so much more at its core!”

Even myths have legends. And not all legends are myth.

When a local hospital is attacked by strange and frightening men, Fiona Patterson and Zeke Prisco save a catatonic old man named Peter—and find themselves running for their lives with creatures beyond imagination hounding their every step.

With nowhere else to turn, they seek out Fi’s enigmatic Uncle Edgar. But the more their questions are answered, the more they discover that nothing is what it seems—not Peter, not Edgar, perhaps not even themselves.

The gods and monsters, heroes and villains of lore—they’re real. And now they’ve come out of hiding to hunt their own. In order to survive, Fi and Zeke must join up with powerful allies against an ancient evil that’s been known by many names and feared by all. The final battle of the world’s oldest war has begun.

• ISBN13: 9780997173703
• Publish Date: 24 March 2017 (first published 1 January 1900)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Paternus Books Media
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 502
• Language: English

Reviews

[ross91]

I enjoyed reading this one!
I’m not a huge fan of mythology in books and urban fantasy is not a subgenre I usually gravitate towards, but this was a fun ride!
It reminded me of a Percy Jackson book done well.
The writing was prettily done and the amount of research on myths was outstanding. The plot was fast paced and really action packed.
The main characters though didn’t grip my attention, they were a little stereotypical and not unique enough for me to really rooting for them and care about their well-being.
In the end, it was an interesting read, even though it’s not a genre I usually like.