Paternus

Description:

#1 BESTSELLER IN THREE CATEGORIES

Book 1 of the completed

Paternus Trilogy

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!”

“Epic, innovative urban fantasy. A great read!”

–Mark Lawrence

, Gemmell Award Winner and international bestselling author of

Prince of Thorns

and

Red Sister

“Wow! Ashton’s story is a crucible in which myths are melted and remade to thrilling effect.”

–M. R. (Mike) Carey

, author of

The Girl with All the Gifts

and the

Felix Castor

series

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.

*****

“Terrific! Paternus is intelligent, intricate, suspenseful, and epic.”

–Nicholas Eames

, Gemmell Award winning author of

Kings of the Wyld

and

Bloody Rose

“Paternus is an imaginative, exhilarating ride. A refreshing take on contemporary fantasy.”

–Anthony Ryan

, NYT Bestselling author of

Blood Song

and

The Legion of Flame

“Probably the most imaginative idea for a fantasy series I've ever encountered. Don't miss this, it's brilliant.”

–Alan Grant

, Inkpot award winning writer on

Batman

,

Judge Dredd

, and

Lobo

“A stunning debut. If you're a fan of urban fantasy or mythology in your stories, you MUST give this book a try.”

–Booknest.eu

“Ashton is a bloody, terrific genius. The action sequences are truly mind boggling.”

–Fantasy Book Critic

“One of my favorite reads of the year.”

–Alec Hutson

, author of

The Crimson Queen

“A war of the gods unlike any you've read!”

–Michael R. Fletcher

, author of

Beyond Redemption

“This is urban fantasy done right.”

–Graham Austin-King

, author of

Faithless

and

The Lore of Prometheus

“A harrowing, edge of your seat adventure.”

–The Qwillery

“A wild romp through every religion, myth and culture, uniting them all in some sort of late night urban fantasy pan-dimensional smackdown ... Paternus

brings it on.

”

–Pornokitsch

“So epic and vivid it played out like a movie in my head.”

–Beck’s Books

“An adventure packed riot of action, fast paced and definitely furious.”

–Lynn’s Books

*****

Paternus: Rise of Gods

is the critically acclaimed debut novel by Dyrk Ashton, and the first book in

The Paternus Trilogy

. Labeled as both

epic urban fantasy

and

mythic fiction

, readers have compared it to works by such diverse and celebrated figures as Neil Gaiman, Joss Whedon, Jim Butcher, Kevin Hearne, Dean Koontz, Roger Zelazny, Grant Morrison, and Alan Moore.

*****

Genre

: Contemporary Fantasy / Urban 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).