Paternus

Librarian Note: Older cover of B01CXPD8T4. Even myths have legends. And not all legends are myth. The gods of myth, monsters of legend, heroes and villains of lore. They’re real -- and they’re coming back to finish a war that’s been waged since the dawn of time. Fi Patterson and Zeke Prisco’s daily routine of caring for the elderly at a local hospital is shattered when a catatonic patient named Peter unwittingly thrusts them into a conflict between ageless beings beyond reckoning. A war of which he is the primary target, and perhaps the cause. In order to survive, Fi and Zeke must forget everything they know about the world and come to grips with the unimaginable reality of the Firstborn. Only then can they hope to learn the secrets locked in Peter’s mind, help stave off an ancient evil that’s been known by many names and feared by all, and discover truths about themselves perhaps best left hidden. Paternus is Dyrk Ashton’s debut novel, and the first book in the Paternus Trilogy. 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).