And play with your emotions too while he is at it. Dyrk Ashton has some more of them up in his sleeves and not afraid to use them. In Wrath of Gods the stakes are getting higher, and if you thought it’s impossible to dig up even more mythological creatures, then think again. A lengthy description of a weapon during a fight might not be the best idea. Although in some cases the info dump totally break the pace of a fight scene making it longer than necessary. We also get a lot less info dumps, or they are offered in a better way which actually makes it bearable. I also had less problem to adjusting to the present tense, which can be quite annoying at first, but after a few pages I completely forgot about it and just let the flow carry me on. Unless in Rise of Gods, in this book we only follow two groups of characters, which makes things much easier.

If you don’t remember everything that happened in that book, don’t you worry, Mr Ashton was kind enough to provide a short summary for you. The events are picked up right at where they were left at the end of Rise of Gods.

RockStarlit BookAsylum (still owning the coolest blog name ever) says: “ It’s a hell of a roller coaster ride, one which you can’t get enough of. But first, some guest reviews from the Web… You’ll have to read on to get my take, but spoilers of this book (and of the first) may be present – you have been warned. After reading Paternus: Wrath of Gods, I have my answer. I was specifically looking to see if the questions I had from the first book would be answered, or if they would go unexplained and kill some of the major plot points. I will admit I was pretty critical in my review of the first book in the Paternus series, Rise of Gods, but I saw enough promise (and received some inspiring input from RockStarlit BookAsylum), so I decided to spring for the sequel. One Sentence Synopsis: As Fi and Zeke discover more about who they really are, they continue to be swept up in the battle between the Deva and Asura – but a bigger, deadlier threat emerges that may bring about the prophesied “End of the World”. Pages: 511 (not counting appendices and bonus material)

Format: oversized paperback, first edition, 2018