num_pages: 504
description: Librarian Note: Older covers for this edition can be found here: 20-Jun-2016 01-May-2016.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 Peterand find themselves running for their lives with creatures beyond imagination hounding their every step.With nowhere else to turn they seek out Fis 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 loretheyre real. And now theyve 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 thats been known by many names and feared by all. The final battle of the worlds oldest war has begun.Paternus: Rise of Gods is Dyrk Ashtons critically acclaimed debut novel and the first book in The Paternus Trilogy. It has been compared to works by Neil Gaiman Scott Hawkins Roger Zelazny China Miville Joss Whedon and Kevin Hearne.Editions note: Earlier editions list the title as simply Paternus. These are the same book as Paternus: Rise of Gods.Genre: Urban Fantasy / Contemporary Fantasy / Mythic Fiction.Market: Adult to New Adult (as opposed to Teen or YA though savvy 16 or 17 year olds might survive without permanent damage).
language: English
title: Rise of Gods
publisher: Paternus Books Media