Market: Adult to New Adult (as opposed to Teen or YA, though savvy 16 or 17 year olds might survive without permanent damage). Genre: Contemporary Fantasy / Urban Fantasy / Mythic Fiction. 'A crazier, raunchier American Gods with a healthy dash of Michael Crichton-like rollercoaster pacing and action.' -K. (Mike) Carey, author of The Girl with All the Gifts and the Felix Castor series

'Wow A crucible in which myths are melted and remade to thrilling effect.' -M. 'Terrific Paternus is intelligent, intricate, suspenseful, and epic.' -Nicholas Eames, Gemmell Award winning author of Kings of the Wyld and Bloody Rose A great read ' -Mark Lawrence, Gemmell Award Winner and international bestselling author of Prince of Thorns and Red Sister

A wielder of words is a wielder of power. 'An imaginative, exhilarating ride.' -Anthony Ryan, NYT Bestselling author of Blood Song and The Legion of Flame Paternus: Rise of Gods, the first book in The Paternus Trilogy by Dyrk Ashton, is what happens when an author implements a plethora of mythologies from around the world to and adds them into an urban fantasy, creating a highly original and compelling experience for fantasy readers. 'A brilliant concoction of mythologies, cultures, and fantasy that fans of urban fantasy definitely must read.' -Novel Notions

Named one of the BEST FANTASY BOOKS of 2018 by Fantasy-Faction, Fantasy Book Critic, Booknest, The Fantasy Inn, Novel Notions, You and I Books, Superstar Drifter, The Weatherwax Report, and Ciaran Reviews. Along the way, Fi and Zeke discover they, too, have strengths of their own-though they come at a cost neither may wish to bear. On the run from an ancient evil and his army of terrors straight out of myths from around the world, Fi and Zeke aid Peter in his globe-trotting quest to seek out the remaining Firstborn, uncover the enemy's plans, and gather the warriors of old for what may become the final battle in the world's oldest war. 'What a sequel should be - bigger stakes, bloodier action, and even more mythological madness.' -Fantasy Book Critic Wrath of Gods is the second book in the completed Paternus Trilogy, and the follow-up to Dyrk Ashton's critically acclaimed Paternus: Rise of Gods.

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