Hunt of the Gods
Amy Braun
(Areios Brothers #2)
Publication date: June 4th 2019
Genres: Adult, Urban Fantasy
Two months have passed since Derek Areios—war-scion and heir of Ares—and the band of rogue scions he’s aligned with recovered both the Thunderbolt of Zeus and the Heart of the Devourer and returned them to the Gods. During the battle, Derek discovered he could control not only the element of fire, as all war-scions can, but also the dark element “aether,” making him the only scion alive to wield two types of elemental magic.
Commanded by Zeus to retrieve the Trinity Weapons and the Shards of Cronus, Derek and the rogue scions are thwarted in their goal by a gang of water-scions with a grudge against one of the rogues—Thea, heir of Poseidon. Both groups travel to an uninhabited island to recover one of the Shards––the Eye that belonged to Cronus, King of the Titans. But what they encounter will lead them down a path of brutal betrayals, hard truths, painful memories, and desperate actions.
With angry and impatient gods breathing down his neck, a curse that allows Ares to control him, a prophecy he’s desperate to avoid, a magic spear corrupting his thoughts, and two forms of elemental magic, Derek has a lot of baggage—and a lot of power. Will the price of using that power to satisfy the Gods be too much for him to pay?
Mythological monsters, explosive magic, and devastating truths take center stage in the second novel of the action-packed AREIOS BROTHERS series from Amy Braun.
Guest Post:
“Topic could be about the fascination of turning the gods into a character/characters in her books.”
I’ve been reading about the Greek gods since I got my first mythology book as a teen. I still have the first mythology book I ever read on my shelf. I simply connected to all these exciting stories about heroes and princesses and monsters and magic. It really laid the groundwork for my creativity and love of fantasy. Over the years, the more I learned, the more I was interested in mythology and lore, not only of the Greeks, but of other cultures. Egypt and Japan in particular are two of my absolute favourites in terms of myths and creatures. I still go out of my way to find mythology books from all cultures and add them to my shelves. No matter how many times I read the classics, there are always new interpretations and retellings and new stories I’ve never read before. When I started writing, I always knew that one day I would write a story involving the Greek gods.
By the time I knew what I wanted to create, I took the time to re-read some of my favourite stories and refresh my memory so I could craft personalities that would suit the Olympians in questions. Honestly, it was one of my favourite things to do in the planning phase.
One little twist I added that I added was the inclusion of “heirs,” which are essentially mortal descendants who the gods will choose to replace them should they die. For example, one of the characters, Selena Kythian, is the heir of Athena. If Athena were to die, Selena would take her place and become the goddess of wisdom and warfare. It’s a fun dynamic to add and raises the stakes, as the Olympians are still “new” to the modern world, having been asleep for two thousand years and weakened as fewer and fewer people prayed to them.
Since characters often take on lives of their own during writing, I have to confess (or tease) that not every god acts the way you might expect them to. But half the fun is knowing I have more gods and goddesses to add to the series over the coming books, and how they interact with mortal characters will be something I hope readers look forward to as much as I do.
Author Bio:
Amy is a Canadian urban fantasy and horror author. Her work revolves around monsters, magic, mythology, and mayhem. She started writing in her early teens, and never stopped. She loves building unique worlds filled with fun characters and intense action.
When she isn’t writing, she’s reading, watching movies, taking photos, gaming, struggling with chocoholism and ice cream addiction, and diving headfirst into danger in Dungeons & Dragons campaigns.
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Thank you so much for the fun guest post! It truly means a lot. :D
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