Hades’ Disciples “Is Nothing Short of Astounding!”

Written by Michael West
Posted July 14, 2014 at 4:25 am

Wow! The blog tour for Hades’ Disciples, Book Two in the Legacy of the Gods series, goes out with a bang today! Check out a bit of this review from The Rage Circus:

“Have you ever read a book that left you thinking that the author must be in on some great universal secret? Have thoughts like this crossed your mind as you sat reeling from page after page of amazing description of things not of our everyday world that are written as if the author had actually seen them in person? They must have experienced the terror themselves. They had to have watched the horror unfold before their very eyes and somehow survived. Could there really be any other explanation for how a human being could envision such monstrosities and present them on the page with enough vivid description to make it all seem plausible that these things could really exist? In the case of Michael West and the creatures found within the pages of Hade’s Disciples, I hope for all our sakes that West is just that damn talented!…Michael West has proven time and time again his mastery of the written art. He does not write a story so much as take you on a journey where he plays a movie within your mind…Action, horror, vividly described monsters, life-like characters, what more could one ask for in a novel? In the case of a novel by Michael West, you can also expect a well-researched and carefully assembled mythology…West clearly sets himself apart from other lesser-skilled writers as a professional in his piecing together of the lineage and the motives of the characters that creep onto his pages. While there is definitely a certain Lovecraft feel to West’s work, there is not a moment where he lapses and allows it to be anything but his own. Although his creatures may at times be familiar to us, such as werewolves and yeti, West makes sure that they are still something that we have never quite seen prior to reading his work…My only complaint about this novel just highlights another strength of this amazing story teller. My complaint is likely the same as every fan of this series to date. The cliffhanger at the end will leave you staring dumbly at the last page, hoping, wishing that you could will more story into existence! West, yet again, proves that he is a master story teller in his ability to leave us wanting more!”