
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine that allows readers to showcase eagerly awaited upcoming releases.
This week I’ve picked Gods and Monsters: Unclean Spirits by Chuck Wendig
- Expected publication: 7th May 2013 by Abaddon
- Format: Paperback, 320 pages
- ISBN13: 9781781080962 ISBN10: 1781080968
- Goodreads / The Book Depository
The gods and goddesses are real. And they are here on Earth. A polytheistic pantheon—a tangle of gods and divine hierarchies—once kept the world at an arm’s length, warring with one another, using mankind’s belief and devotion to give them power. In this way, the world had balance: a grim and bloody balance, but a balance just the same.
But a single god sought dominance and gathered his armies of angels behind him to oust the other gods in a shattering of the cosmic order, a sundering of the divinities. As Lucifer fell to Hell, the gods and goddesses fell to earth.
And it’s there they remain—seemingly eternal, masquerading as humans and managing only a fraction of the power they once had as gods. They fall to old patterns, collecting sycophants and worshippers in order to war against one another in the battle for the hearts of men. They bring with them their children young and old, demi-gods who are half-human, half-divine. And they bring with them their monstrous races—crass abnormalities created to serve the gods. Undead eunuch magicians. Rampaging minotaurs. Shape-shifting yokai.
They would do anything to usher in a rebirth of the old ways. To reclaim the seat of true power.
I consider Chuck Wendig’s Miriam Black series one of the best finds I’ve made since I started this blog, so I’m eager to see what he dishes up next by way of more epic fantasy. And that blurb just pulls you right in with the Gods and the scheming and inevitable bloodshed (there has to be blood – Wendig is writing it!). I’m planning to get this the moment it’s available!


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Danica Page @Taking it One Page at a Time
It looks interesting. I hope you enjoy it! Thanks for bringing this book to my attention.
Here’s mine
~Danica Page
Taking it One Page at a Time
Dragana M. (@BookwormDreams)
I love fantasy with gods so this sounds like it will definitely be a book I will enjoy. We are waiting on this one together. 😉
Kate
Great choice, I can’t wait for this one either! I am a big fan of Mirium Black too!
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dsales26
He is an awesome author! Nice pick this week!
Diayll @ mothergamerwriter
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This is new to me, but it sounds pretty good!Great pick! Thanks for sharing 🙂 Happy reading!
MaryAnn | Chapter by Chapter