“Wow! Great ideas vividly realised. Ashton's story is a crucible in which myths are melted and remade to thrilling effect.” M. R. CAREY, bestselling author of The Girl With All The Gifts and Fellside."
“Dyrk Ashton has written a wonderful book, forged in the deepest recesses of the human imagination.” MICHAEL EASTON, critically acclaimed author of The Green Woman (w/ Peter Straub), Credence, and Soul Stealer."
“Paternus is an exciting book that brings new things to almost every page ... utterly unpredictable ... great fun ... fascinating and stylish ... literally gave me chills ... how the author is going to top it (if he needs to) is beyond me ... I’m genuinely excited to see where this series goes.”
Five Stars. "A spectacularly entertaining and meticulously-crafted debut, Paternus is an exciting tale of myths and monsters in modern-day society."
Five Stars. "For fans of The Lord of the Rings mixed with Beautiful Creatures and crossbred with American Gods ... Yeah, all that."
"A fast-paced, gloriously intricate introduction to a potential epic. " Kirkus Reviews
Newest interviews of Dyrk Ashton as well as guest posts and bloggers reviews of Paternus.
Paternus is chosen by Fantasy-Faction.com to be one of 10 finalists out of 300 entries in Mark Lawrence's Self-Published Fantasy Blog Off competition.