I’ve mentioned it before, I wasn’t a fan of the first half of Paternus: Rise of Gods, but Ashton has repeatedly demonstrated throughout the series that he’s an author that gets better with each installment.

It has been a joy for me to witness Ashton’s rapid improvement as a storyteller. If I had stayed, any number of things would have been different. What course our lives might have taken if we’d made different decisions, from the smallest to the largest. It’s been two years since I finished reading Paternus: Wrath of Gods, the recaps of the entire series and the list of characters at the front pages of this novel, plus this “calm before the storm” first half, allowed me to reacquaint myself with the conflicts and characters of the series. Essentially, the first 60% of this book-despite some battles happing here and there-was about gathering armies and both sides preparing themselves for the upcoming Maha yuga to come I truly appreciated this section. It pleased me to find that there was still plenty of content regarding the world-building and revelations surrounding the characters before all hell breaks loose. Clocking in at 235k words and 746 pages long, Paternus: War of Gods revolves around the preparation and the climactic Maha yuga (the final war between all Deva and Asura to decide the fate of the world) itself. Paternus: War of Gods is the final book in The Paternus Trilogy by Dyrk Ashton, and Ashton successfully imbued the word ‘epic’ into his ambitious debut series. “Cry havoc, and let slip the gods of war.” Don’t get me wrong, I have enjoyed Paternus: Rise of Gods and Paternus: Wrath of Gods, but Ashton triumphed over the previous two books-which were great already!-and completely exceeded my expectations with this one. Evidently, 2020 seems to be the year where urban fantasy novels with a contemporary setting continue to surprise me I thought the probability of them working for me was super low, but Ethereal Earth by Josh Erikson, The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher, and now this stunning final installment to The Paternus Trilogy proved me incorrect. I’ve read 58 books so far this year, and Paternus: War of Gods is the sixth novel to receive a full 5 out of 5 stars rating from me this year. This has unquestionably become one of my favorite indie books. Urban fantasy novel just doesn’t get more epic than Paternus: War of Gods. Published: 23rd June 2020 by Paternus Books Media (Indie)īloody magnificent. Genre: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Mythologies Series: The Paternus Trilogy (Book #3 of 3) ARC provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.

Paternus by Dyrk Ashton