While Gods Sleep

Book One of Perilous Gods

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Pub Date 14 Sep 2018 | Archive Date 30 Sep 2018

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The first time Ty died he was five, the second time he was seven. He's always believed his third death will be the final one, and now he may find out.

Greece, 1958. More than twenty years after his near-death experiences and the visions of terrifying gods that came with them, Ty leads a quiet life as a locksmith. His ordinary existence is shattered when he's persuaded by a client to play an ancient game of throwing bones. Entering the world of obsessive gambling that he's despised since childhood, he soon finds himself deeply in debt and his life hanging in the balance once more.

To repay his money-lender, Ty is forced to descend to Erebus, a mid-world that lies between the surface and Tartarus. His task is to steal an item from Eros' daughter, but to do that he'll have to find a way to survive the demi-goddess as well as monsters he'd believed existed only in myth. Once in Erebus, those considerable dangers are eclipsed by far greater ones; he discovers the item he seeks is tied to the fate of the sleeping gods, the powerful factions that seek to control them, and an enemy that could destroy them all. Ty must make the biggest gamble yet, betting his life to save his own world and the underworlds below it.


The first time Ty died he was five, the second time he was seven. He's always believed his third death will be the final one, and now he may find out.

Greece, 1958. More than twenty years after his...

A Note From the Publisher

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About the author:
Liz has followed her heart through a wide variety of careers, including farming with a team of draft horses, and working as a field paramedic, Outward Bound instructor, athletic trainer, and roller-skating waitress, among other curious choices. She also knows more about concrete than you might suspect.

Her novels written under the name L. D. Colter explore contemporary and dark fantasy, and ones written as L. Deni Colter venture into epic fantasy realms. She's an active SFWA member with multiple short story publications, and her debut novel "A Borrowed Hell" was the winner of the 2018 Colorado Book Award for Science Fiction/Fantasy. Following a long interlude in Southern and Northern California, she returned some years ago to her home state of Colorado, where she spends her time with her husband, dogs, horses, and writing (according to her husband, not always in that order of priority).

Also available in Kindle ebook and Kindle Unlimited

About the author:
Liz has followed her heart through a wide variety of careers, including farming with a team of draft horses, and working as a...


Advance Praise


"The pleasures of Greek mythology mixed with the dark undercurrents of contemporary fantasy." Walter Jon Williams, New York Times bestselling author

While Gods Sleep whisks readers along on one mortal man's reluctant journey through the Greek underworld. The stakes start high and only get higher. The story is heroic in scope, while at the same time grounded in the familiar troubles of one man's life. As Ty is drawn further into Erebus, we feel every conflicted moment as his fight slowly shifts from self preservation to doing what is right. By the end of the story, we are cheering him on as the only man who can save two worlds in peril--even at the risk of his own life. While Gods Sleep is dark, rich fantasy that treats ancient lore with a modern twist.
T. J. Berry - Space Unicorn Blues


"The pleasures of Greek mythology mixed with the dark undercurrents of contemporary fantasy." Walter Jon Williams, New York Times bestselling author

While Gods Sleep whisks readers along on one mortal...

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Will be available to sign books at MileHiCon October 19-21. More dates to be announced later.

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