by Athanasios
A unique and engaging read that re-imagines myth and gods.
Kosta is a man with a dark past, and lives life on the run: wanted dead or alive by Satanists, Dark Nobility and the Catholic Church. He has abducted a child destined to enslave the world and given him a life more ordinary.
Together they are pursued by those who want the child returned to his destiny and the Church that wont give up its power.
Prophesy and free will collide when the child must finally choose his own path or the fate set out in Revelation.
BOOK TRAILER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu2O4StE8DQ
AUTHOR BIO
Athanasios has
been interested in religion & faith since childhood. This led to studying a
bewildering variety of beliefs from pagan, wicca, judaism, christianity, islam,
to hindu, buddhism, shinto, luciferianism & much more. The interest made its
own momentum & brought Mad Gods & now its sequel Commitment.
Other interests
include most entertainment, from film, to television & books. He won't try
video games for the same reason he doesn't keep his favourite booze in the
house; he would do nothing else. There was a short time he was into World of
Warcraft but that became the obsession he knew it would be. He left it for a
deeper & more engrossing one: Predatory Ethics. www.mad-gods.com
Longtime work in
the graphics field has given Athanasios the facility to do his own covers. He also creates custom covers for other indie
authors @: www.mad-gods.com/coverHIRE.html
REVIEWS
Format:Kindle Edition
Mad Gods took me on a journey that made me ask myself questions I had never thought of before. What if the antichrist's destiny could be changed? Could he, at the very beginning of his life, be nurtured in such a way that would cause him to be able to think for himself, and therefore not fulfill his destiny? I personally had never thought of such questions due to biblical teachings being so ingrained in me. However, this book gave me very good food for thought.
This is historical fiction and the author did an excellent job in integrating very important, and accurate historical facts into the body of this story. These facts gave roots to the story of a baby that was born in a place he was not supposed to be born and the man that hid him in order to teach him to think for himself, before he was exposed to those who would try to force his destiny.
The book gives a very human, though somewhat different, face to a being that was meant to become the antichrist. It makes you think, what if?
I was fully engrossed in this story and it was written very well. I give it 5 stars and hope there is more to come from this author!
Format:Kindle Edition
Mad Gods is a repurposing and reimagining of mythology and religion. As such, there is a lot of information here--back story, legends, reinvented interpretations of famous historical occurrences, and how they all piece together in a big ole Xian conspiracy. The book touches on correlations between myths that have always fascinated me, with the adage that everyone believes/has faith in the same thing, only in different ways--and some of them, not so great.
This is a killer book. At times, very shocking, but in a way that isn't outrageous--just an uncomfortable reminder that life is cruel and too often we see things through rose-colored glasses. At other times, it is an upbeat view of pop culture 60s amidst the despair and devastation caused by the Darkness.
Lyrical writing, poetic in tone, as well as absolutely vivid imagery. There are dozens of lines that made me pause and re-read because they ring so full of truth.
As a girl whose own faith operates by duality--light and dark, black and white--yet she exists in a blessedly gray area in between, this novel resonated with me. I'm looking forward to spending more time with Adam in the next book!
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