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While Gods Sleep (Perilous Gods Book 1) Kindle Edition

by L. D. Colter (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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The first time Ty died he was five, the second time he was seven. He's always believed his third death will be the final one. Now he may find out.

Greece, 1958. Ty’s childhood is twenty years in his rear-view mirror, along with his near-death experiences and the accompanying visions of terrifying gods. But when he accepts an invitation to gamble on a game of chance, his peaceful reprieve is shattered. Cast now into the underworld to repay his debt, his fate quickly entwines with sleeping gods and the factions that seek to control them. But even the gods and monsters of Erebus tremble at a new enemy; one powerful enough to destroy them all.

A fantasy thriller by award-winning author, L. D. Colter. Get ready to dive head-first into an alternate 1950s Greece where conjoined queens rule a nation perched above an underworld filled with demi-gods and monsters, and a mortal man holds the key to the fate of the gods.

"Shunning clichés, Colter crafts a suspenseful plot that dashes along to the rousing ending... Fans of Greek myths and celestial fantasy will root for Ty and eagerly await more adventures in this polished world." - Publishers Weekly

"The pleasures of Greek mythology mixed with the dark undercurrents of contemporary fantasy." -- Walter Jon Williams, New York Times bestselling author

WINNER OF THE COLORADO BOOK AWARD FOR SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY

★★★★★ "Absolutely Amazing!!" Mark J.

★★★★★ “If you love suspense, fantasy, romance, and mythology, you will love this book!” Robert D.

★★★★★ “This is fantasy with power and intrigue at its best.” Cindy


· contemporary world underworlds alternate world

· monsters mystery Greek mythology psychological thriller
· romance action adventure horror suspense

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About the Author

Liz has followed her heart through a wide variety of careers, including farming with a team of draft horses, and working as a field paramedic, Outward Bound instructor, athletic trainer, and roller-skating waitress, among other curious choices. She also knows more about concrete than you might suspect. Her novels written under the name L. D. Colter explore contemporary and dark fantasy, and ones written as L. Deni Colter venture into epic fantasy realms. She's an active SFWA member with multiple short story publications, and her debut novel "A Borrowed Hell" was the winner of the 2018 Colorado Book Award for Science Fiction/Fantasy. Following a long interlude in Southern and Northern California, she returned some years ago to her home state of Colorado, where she spends her time with her husband, dogs, horses, and writing (according to her husband, not always in that order of priority).

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07GGPZFT5
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tam Lin Publishing (14 September 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1161 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 348 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Liz has followed her heart through a wide variety of careers including draft-horse farmer, field paramedic, Outward Bound instructor, athletic trainer, and roller-skating waitress, among other curious choices. She also knows more about concrete than you might suspect.

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Her novels written under the name L. D. Colter explore contemporary and dark fantasy, and ones written as L. Deni Colter venture into epic fantasy realms. She has multiple short story publications in magazines and anthologies and was a 2014 Writers of the Future winner and 2020 WSFA Small Press Award finalist. Her debut novel “A Borrowed Hell” was the winner of the 2018 Colorado Book Award for Science Fiction/Fantasy and While Gods Sleep was the 2019 winner. Her website and blog can be found at: http://lizcolter.com/ To receive updates and news of sales, please sign up for her newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/bc969529fd5b/4tnr6lc28f_ldcolter

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Serena
4.0 out of 5 stars Ty's Gamble
Reviewed in the United States on 1 September 2019
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I was approved on NetGalley for this ebook, but did not get a chance to download it and read it, so I later bought it from Amazon. This is therefore a much delayed review. That doesn't mean I didn't enjoy the book!

Set in the time of World War 1 & 2, Ty, a gambler and locksmith, finds himself in debt and manipulated by one side of the three groups seeking the sleeping gods. He goes to the Underworld to steal a key from the beautiful Naia, daughter of Eros, leader of a side that may determine the fate of the gods - to die, to be manipulated, or to be freed from their sleep with their stolen memories returned. To win his freedom, and possibly free the gods, Ty faces monsters like a harpy, centaurs, and a daughter of Selene. Ty and Naia gamble on the two gods who may have escaped, Ares and Prometheus to find out the truth of the conjoined queens who have ruled the country since the gods lost their memories.

I loved the little name hints of who people were like Alatheia (truth) and Enyalius, Lamia and Aello. Kalyptra, I didn't know. Nikos & Kairos were also significant. I liked that the conjoined queen was in appearance like the statues of Hecate, although I was mistaken in thinking her to be Hecate, or related to the Molionidae.

I didn't really know why the book was set 1914-1939 (Ty was not a soldier), perhaps to give a hint to underworld politics, but I believe it says later that the queen had ruled for fifty years...? So there's enough unanswered questions to have another book/short story, how things change with the country, how Ty's friend and former girlfriend react to Naia...
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C. Schmitt
4.0 out of 5 stars Unusual Take on the Greek Myths in a Modern World
Reviewed in Germany on 5 December 2018
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If you like weird and wonderful this book is for you. An unusual take on Greek myths.
I admit that I would have wanted to read more about the alternative world Greece where old gods are still worshipped and an enigmatic siamese-twin queen rules the country. I wonder whether Liz Colter has more stories in that world up her sleeve?
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Mark Jaffe
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Amazing!!
Reviewed in the United States on 24 April 2019
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I did not know what to expect with this title, but the story and characters had me mesmerized, and I could not put it down. I’d recommend it to anybody who is interested in a mystery / love story taking place in reality and mythology both.
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sls4ak
3.0 out of 5 stars More interested in the words than the story.
Reviewed in the United States on 25 May 2019
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This was an unpleasant read. The language is dense and often convoluted, though never indecipherable, it did not flow gently. The plot and general narrative was too simple and predictable for the work of reading it. The characters packed originality and were rather flat.

The author does display enough skill at writing for me to try some of her other work, and I suspect that I will find some gems amongst them. The reader's mood and environment can place an undue burden on a book experience, and though I strive to be objective, may be a factor this time.
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Jean S.
4.0 out of 5 stars 50s Greece meets ancient Underworld
Reviewed in the United States on 1 July 2019
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Would definitely look at reading other sories by this author. Moved quickly, fun use of Greek mythology, language straightforward, not lush.
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