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I remember first stumbling upon this book online as I was browsing further stories related to ancient gods. I was disappointed that it was not available in audiobook format and promptly made for the Facebook page of the author. He reassured me that plans were underway to have this book prepared in my preferred format. To say that the wait was worth it would be an understatement, even if it was a little over a year.
This book exceeded my every expectation. I felt the story had a Douglas Adams style vibe to it. The humor laced throughout these words was awesome and helped develop a much different portrayal of the ancient Olympians than I had previously envisioned in my mind.
As I found myself further into the story, I had to ask myself, what would Samuel L Jackson do? Why, the answer is quite simple, he would continue on this wonderful journey that mixes present times with that of the ancient Greeks.
This story introduced numerous characters that became instant classics. My favorite of these was the Guardian Tree. The Guardian Tree brought me back to another character named Turd from a previous series I have listened to. In the end, I found myself feeling like a bit of a tree hugger at a certain point in the story due to emotions evoked by Mr. Munz. Another instant favorite was our treat-style God introduced later in the story.
Another stylistic choice by Mr. Munz was the use of flashbacks to earlier chapters by chapter number. I also quite enjoyed the other miscellaneous dialogues that took place at the start of each chapter and throughout the book to ensure listeners/readers were paying attention.
This book was made even better by the wonderful narration of Travis Baldree. I could not imagine a better narrator for this story. His voice differentiation was amazing, especially in scenes that involved multiple characters speaking in rapid succession such as those involving the Erinyes.
This was quite the fun tale and one I cannot wait to listen to again.