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Godhead (The Last Olympiad Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Ken Mooney (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.7 3.7 out of 5 stars 75 ratings
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Originally released in 2013, Godhead has been remastered for 2023, bringing the Greek gods back to life in this exciting dark fantasy.

Olympus has fallen; new gods must rise.

The Greek gods have been betrayed by one of their own. Zeus is dead, and Olympus is under siege by the demonic forces of Kaos. Their only chance of survival is to abandon the city, buying them time to regroup and rebuild.

Thousands of years later, the children of the gods walk among us, guiding and protecting humanity. But there are some who don’t know of the powers they have, or the secrets they must keep.

The gods are no more, eliminated by their greatest enemy.

And now, she wants to return home; no matter who is standing in her way.
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  1. Book 1 of 2
    The Last Olympiad
  2. Print length
    335 pages
  3. Language
    English
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  5. Publication date
    March 17, 2013
  6. File size
    5260 KB
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About the Author

Ken Mooney was born in Dublin in the middle of the 1980s; he still lives there. He holds a degree in English Studies from TCD, which he totally uses every day during his day-job in TV advertising...totally. He's always been obsessed with stories, reading, writing and playing them; that explains the massive collection of books, comics, video games and discarded Word documents. His writing is a combination of all the things that he's passionate about, all the way through high-and-low-brow. Godhead is his first novel, an idea that's been floating around his head for nearly fifteen years; there might even be a (few) sequel(s) if he ever gets around to writing them...

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00BW25DWU
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Breakwater Harbor Books; 2nd edition (March 17, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 17, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5260 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 335 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.7 3.7 out of 5 stars 75 ratings

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Ken Mooney was born in Dublin in the middle of the 1980s; he still lives there. He holds an MA in English Studies from TCD, which he totally uses every day during his day-job...totally.

He's always been obsessed with stories, reading, writing and playing them; that explains the massive collection of books, comics, video games and discarded Word documents. His writing is a combination of all the things that he's passionate about, all the way through high-and-low-brow.

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3.7 out of 5 stars
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avidbookreader
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Mix of Greek Mythology and Paranormal Fantasy/Horror
Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2013
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GODHEAD Review

What struck me about Godhead is how well-written this book is. Ken Mooney is a gifted writer, no doubt. I'm really impressed with his manner of writing, ability at characterization and description. I was hooked from the beginning, both by the Prologue which was set in Olympus and by the opening chapters set in a town (or city?) of Carthin. The rest of the book doesn't disappoint as the author does a great job weaving Greek mythology with Paranormal Fantasy, setting them in modern times.

The characters are really well done. I felt for Megan who lost her granddad. I was so interested in Karl who also had a person he loved and lost. Hannah and Unity are also great characters who had their mysteries. It is through the flashbacks that we get to know all these characters better. The appearance of a traitor in the book was quite a surprise to me. I totally didn't see it coming, but I'm not going to spoil the fun for those who are going to read this novel.

There's lots of action in the book, and I enjoyed the scenes as they were visual and I could easily see everything I was reading about as if I was watching a movie. And the ending leaves me wanting for more.

GODHEAD is such an impressive mix of Greek mythology, fantasy and horror that I'm sure this book will stay with me long after I've finished reading it. I definitely look forward to reading Book 2 in the series.
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Scott Rothrock
3.0 out of 5 stars Promises of Godhead
Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2013
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I downloaded Godhead unsure of what to expect. The opening seemed to promised epic urban fantasy, but the pacing felt more like a YA novel. It took me a while to get into the story due to some editing mistakes and occasional jarring lapses into British (Irish?) English despite being set in America.

Once I did settle into the story, it became much more interesting. The characters were fleshed out a bit more and Mooney stays far away from the "teens with superpowers" feel that X-Men and other similar stories have. However, I still felt that the story was rushed, especially when I got to the climactic battle and noticed that there was only 12% or so remaining in the book. Sure enough, it ended on a cliffhanger.

Godhead feels more like a trailer or a sneak preview than a full book. I look forward to seeing what Mooney brings us in the future as he matures as a writer.
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A J
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Read!
Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2013
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This book was highly entertaining and kept me turning pages. The action scenes were well written. Each character had an interesting and different background, I can't wait for the sequel to learn more about them and what happens next.
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Sean Bailey
2.0 out of 5 stars Can't. Keep. Reading.
Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2014
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I'm 20% into the book and too bored to finish it. The premise is interesting and it had so much potential, but it never got there. I kept waiting for something interesting to happen to hook me, to make me finish reading it. I knew that at some point the "badguys" would attack and *then* I would be sucked in. Well, that just happened, and, unfortunately, my reaction was, meh. Maybe I'll come back to this; if I do, and the rest of the book makes up for the first 20%, I'll change my review.
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Cervantes
5.0 out of 5 stars {GODHEAD} - - COMPLETE READ
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2014
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Godhead. What an intensely fantastic read. I was first introduced to Greek Mythology in Middle School years ago. It was when I was first becoming interested in Star Wars and Marvel Superheroes and I remember being just fascinated with the history of the Greek Gods and the films I watched with the class. Fast-forward years upon years in time until I discover Godhead.

This book brought that wonder and awe back to the forefront for me, and more than that, I am now going to actively search out more books involving Olympus and the gods because of the thrill I’ve had here. Mooney’s release of Godhead’s sequel, The Hades Contract, can’t come soon enough.

The book ramps and builds suspense. Aphrodite and Hannah were my favorite characters, both intense and wonderful, and as this book came to a close I was on the edge of my seat, imbedded in the action.

Mooney writes Olympus in high form.
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Daniel
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Concept....
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2013
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When I looked at this book, I though, what an interesting concept. Then I read the book and was totally under whelmed. I think it would have been much more interesting of a read, had the plot line not been all over the place. The characters a underdeveloped, especially the demi gods. The one character in the story that is fully developed is the Goddess Aphrodite and she is one of the secondary characters. Still, the book left me under whelmed.
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Hermit Writer
4.0 out of 5 stars This Book Delivers
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2014
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I heard about this book through a Facebook 'book bomb' and I thought the premise sounded interesting, so I bought a copy. The premise didn't disappoint, but I had some trouble here and there following the dialogue, and staying in a story set in the U.S. but told by a U.K. narrator (as in there are a lot of British turns of phrase and spellings - even when the POV seems to be a U.S. born person). Otherwise, though, this book delivers. Neat plot, sympathetic characters, loathsome villains. This book doesn't really 'end', though, so I guess I'll have to go find the sequel to figure out what happens. And least some of the characters got closure.
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Adam Oster
5.0 out of 5 stars Demi-Gods in a Coffee Shop
Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2013
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Ken Mooney's ability to coin a phrase is outstanding. Throughout this epic tale of demi-gods fighting against the goddess of procreation, he manages to build emotions, actions, and a fantastic world one feels instantly connected with.

From the opening prologue, the reader is pulled into a tale that could have been written by Homer himself, gods at war with each other, battling for supremacy. He moves on from there to a more modest setting, but doesn't keep us there for long, as we suddenly find our protagonists squaring off against the exact same foe that Zeus and Hera found themselves struggling to contain. . . Aphrodite.

And Aphrodite is where this tale really hits its stride. In this goddess, Mooney has managed to create a villain that the reader both immediately hates and yearns to learn more about. She uses everything at her disposal to get her way, and even has an evil henchman to assist her dastardly deeds.

By the end of the book we are stuck craving the next piece of this tale. I can only hope that Mooney doesn't take too long to give us what we desire.
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Angelika Rust
3.0 out of 5 stars interesting story, too much drama
Reviewed in Germany on July 24, 2014
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I picked this book up on a free day, after a friend had recommended it. It's an interesting story, with great characters - the kind of characters you instantly feel a connection to and whose motives and emotions are what drives the story, not the other way round.
What I didn't like so much is that the author made too much use of punctuation for drama and emphasis. Colons and semicolons abound. Also, the dialogue is littered with ellipses and italics, and given that the characters are actually pretty powerful, all that hesitation and drama felt a bit forced. The dialogues would have been stronger without.
The ending is something of a cliffhanger.
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Penguin Palmer
5.0 out of 5 stars Modern twist on ancient mythology
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 19, 2014
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As a teenager I read everything I could get my hands on to do with Greek mythology so was really intrigued with the plot description. The story intertwines both ages, allowing the reader a greater understanding (and perhaps an inkling of sympathy) of how the past affects the future. I would of liked to see a slightly plumper storyline on some of the characters, their 'development' and their relationships, particularly Megan and Karl, but knowing their is a second book planned perhaps that is in the offing?? Putting that aside the story is imaginative, hard to put down and one that I would like to see transformed onto the big screen!
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Niall Murphy
4.0 out of 5 stars Really entertaining read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 3, 2013
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A very well crafted piece of fiction. A great modern take on classical fantasy that is well worth your time.
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Liam
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 2, 2013
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Enjoyed it a lot, much darker than I imagined. Shades of Dan Simmons' "Ilium", without his questionable genre-straddling spaceships-from-Saturn & Shakespearian references. Also snatches of Neil Gaiman's "American Gods" in dealing with the whole panoply of gods & titans, but maintains its own identity.
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