Cason is a bodyguard, not by choice, for a god who lives for lust and fleshly encounters. The problem starts when someone blows this god to smithereens, and Cason only thinks he's freed from his duties. He soon finds out that his boss isn't the only god in town. In fact, there's a whole pantheon of them, and many of them seem to be out to get Cason. With his wife and son under a nasty spell that causes them to go psycho and try to kill Cason every time he comes near, his dream of reuniting with his family seems bleak. And strange and deadly characters are around every corner. Cason becomes entangled in this strange and intriguing world, dodging death at every knock of the door, determined to win back his family. And the gods, well, they not only see humans as mere playthings, they also engage in deadly conflicts between themselves after their banishment to Earth some fifty years ago. But Cason holds the key to restoring their kingdoms, and he will never believe who his real family is.

As a fan of author Chuck Wendig, I knew going in to expect his unique and colorful language and hard-hitting prose, and once again, he delivered. His ability to spin a yarn with compelling characters and significant world building drive this story home. If you are a fan of the gods and goddesses, like me, you will devour his take on the mythos, maybe even discovering a god or two you weren't familiar with. Cason is a strong, at times surreally so, man with an understandable mission to get back his wife and son. He's hard on the outside, but his soft interior when it comes to family gives him the flaws he will need to stumble a little on his path, but just when you think he's royally screwed up, he always rights himself in the end. There's some hints to some gods that I hope to see in future installments of the series, and the end was somewhat abrupt, but satisfying nonetheless. If you like myths, urban fantasy, a little horror and a lot of lip biting how-is-he-going-to-make-it-out-of-this-one moments, you are in for a treat with this one.

Book Summary

A tale of a about the deities of a polytheistic pantheon who survive on Earth - immortal, bored, falling into old patterns of collecting sycophants and worshippers in order to war against one another in the battle for the hearts of men. But they bring with them demi-gods, and they bring with them their monstrous races—crass abnormalities created to serve the gods, who would do anything to reclaim the seat of true power