Now available as an audiobook as read by award-winning narrator Travis Baldree!
THE GODS ARE BACK. DID YOU MYTH THEM?
You probably saw the press conference. Nine months ago, Zeus’s murder catapulted the Greek gods back into our world. Now they revel in their new temples, casinos, and media empires—well, all except Apollo. A compulsive overachiever with a bursting portfolio of godly duties, the amount of email alone that he receives from rapacious mortals turns each of his days into a living hell.
Yet there may be hope, if only he can return Zeus to life! With the aid of Thalia, the muse of comedy and science fiction, Apollo will risk his very godhood to help sarcastic TV producer Tracy Wallace and a gamer-geek named Leif—two mortals who hold the key to Zeus’s resurrection. (Well, probably. Prophecies are tricky buggers.)
Soon an overflowing inbox will be the least of Apollo’s troubles. Whoever murdered Zeus will certainly kill again to prevent his return, and avoiding them would be far easier if Apollo could possibly figure out who they are.
Even worse, the muse is starting to get cranky.
Discover a world where reality TV heroes slay actual monsters and the gods have their own Twitter feeds: Zeus Is Dead: A Monstrously Inconvenient Adventure!
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“Zeus Is Dead is full of laugh-out-loud moments, lashings of sly wit, moan-worthy puns, and a complex, fast-paced storyline. There aren’t very many humorous fantasy murder mysteries out there, especially not as intricately constructed as this one. Michael G. Munz takes a ’What if,’ and runs with it like a toddler with Mom’s smart phone.”
–Jody Lynn Nye, author of View from the Imperium and co-author of the Myth Adventures of Aahz and Skeeve
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Serafine says
May 8, 2014 at 2:19 PMI’m really looking forward to reading this. It sounds like it’ll be incredibly amusing.
Michael G. Munz says
May 8, 2014 at 6:20 PMThanks! Though we’re still working on the cover, the book already has a page on Goodreads, if you want to add it there. 😀
Linden V says
July 30, 2014 at 12:46 PMAthena probably would do best, since she’s pretty smart and could figure out how to blend in a bit better than the others
Michael G. Munz says
July 30, 2014 at 3:33 PMAthena is one of the smartest of ’em, but they’re not trying to blend in. They’ve been hiding for millennia, and now they’re back in the world, and publicly so. 🙂
Patrick says
July 30, 2014 at 3:22 PMThe gods that would fare best in our world, would probably have to be Athena or Hermes. Athena because of her extravagant intelligence, and Hermes due to his speed.
Michael G. Munz says
July 30, 2014 at 4:36 PMHermes is one of my favorites. 😀
Claire says
July 30, 2014 at 3:29 PMLiterally cannot wait to Read this!!
Michael G. Munz says
July 30, 2014 at 4:36 PMWhy wait? 😉
Claire says
July 30, 2014 at 3:31 PMI think Aphrodite would fair the best as she’d fit right in with the beautiful people culture we’ve got going on these days
Michael G. Munz says
July 30, 2014 at 4:00 PMRight you are. Aphrodite’s one of those doing best. She’s got the entertainment industry wrapped around her little finger. (And then there’s “Aphrodite! Magazine”…)
erica lamden says
July 30, 2014 at 3:55 PMAthena would fare the best. She’s super smart and could handle learning a new way of life. Aphrodite would do well to. She’s got the look (nananana, nananana, na)
Nicole says
July 30, 2014 at 4:06 PMI think it would have to be Aphrodite. She would fit right into our lust filled world
Shaun says
July 30, 2014 at 5:02 PMDionysus. The world will always love a good party. And really, modern life is easier to accept when you’ve had plenty of wine.
bjordan says
July 30, 2014 at 7:25 PMAphrodite would probably do the best. She’s beautiful and manipulative.
modlp says
July 30, 2014 at 8:19 PMI’m excited to read this…I just finished reading Neil Gaiman’s American Gods and gods and mythologies has been on my mind lately…and I feel like Dionysus would have a pretty good time
Michael G. Munz says
July 30, 2014 at 10:08 PMHaving a good time is what Dionysus does best, after all…
Jane Doe says
July 31, 2014 at 4:01 AMThis sounds like such a brilliant idea! My thoughts on who would survive the best? Dionysus in Vegas (of course) 🙂 Can’t wait to read!
Blue says
July 31, 2014 at 10:01 AMI really want to buy the book but I’m worried that you won’t get paid for it… I know it sounds silly, but I hope that you’re making good money off of your work — you definitely deserve it for making such amazing stories!
Michael G. Munz says
July 31, 2014 at 5:50 PMThanks for being worried, but you needn’t be. Booktrope is a great publisher, and I’m happy with how much I get. I’m not getting stiffed. So if you want to buy the book, please do! (And I hope you enjoy it.) 🙂
Kyky says
August 2, 2014 at 1:24 AMUm, um, I’m supposed to leave a comment saying which god would fare best. I *really* don’t know. Possibly Hermes because god of transitions? So he’d get used to it faster?
Eric T Knight says
February 9, 2015 at 6:13 AMI’ve finished the book and will be writing my review soon. Well done, Michael.
Michael G. Munz says
February 9, 2015 at 6:07 PMThanks for taking the time to read it, and thank you especially for leaving a review!