Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.
Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
They walked for two more hours before he stepped on it. Or rather, before he stepped on her. Demeter. The one who use to be called mother of the Earth.
What I love about this quote is that Blake doesn’t hold back on messing with her characters. The character above literally steps on skin, stretched taut across the desert — keep in mind that this is Demeter, a godess, so it’s not icky, but a little bit creepy, and compelling. She does that with other characters as well, twisting them around, and having things happen to them that will make you cringe and make you hold your breath because it’s just that creepy.
Blurb: The Goddess War begins in Antigoddess, the first installment of the new series by acclaimed author of Anna Dressed in Blood, Kendare Blake.
Old Gods never die…
Or so Athena thought. But then the feathers started sprouting beneath her skin, invading her lungs like a strange cancer, and Hermes showed up with a fever eating away his flesh. So much for living a quiet eternity in perpetual health.
Desperately seeking the cause of their slow, miserable deaths, Athena and Hermes travel the world, gathering allies and discovering enemies both new and old. Their search leads them to Cassandra—an ordinary girl who was once an extraordinary prophetess, protected and loved by a god.
These days, Cassandra doesn’t involve herself in the business of gods—in fact, she doesn’t even know they exist. But she could be the key in a war that is only just beginning.
Because Hera, the queen of the gods, has aligned herself with other of the ancient Olympians, who are killing off rivals in an attempt to prolong their own lives. But these anti-gods have become corrupted in their desperation to survive, horrific caricatures of their former glory. Athena will need every advantage she can get, because immortals don’t just flicker out.
Every one of them dies in their own way. Some choke on feathers. Others become monsters. All of them rage against their last breath.
The Goddess War is about to begin.
That’s definitely a compelling teaser and makes me want to find out more.
Here’s my teaser
http://www.lovebitessilkties.co.uk/2014/12/teasertuesday-bookoftheweek-ride-by.html
It’s remarkably good, the author has such a talent for keeping the tension going. (Thanks for sharing yours!)
I love, love, LOVE Greek mythology! I bet this one is very good. It landed on my TBR. Read my TT post here: http://boyishbookworm.blogspot.hu/2014/12/teaser-tuesday-3.html
This one is definitely worth a spot on your TBR. And I am so taken by how the author has the Gods in this contemporary society — she’s awesome at worldbuilding! Thanks for sharing your teaser too!
Great teaser! I enjoy Greek Mythology and that cover is amazing.
Here’s my TT – http://fuonlyknew.com/2014/12/09/teaser-tuesdays-91-a-zombie-christmas-giveaway-and-freebies/