I’m very pleased to welcome the Escapist Book Tour’s Cover Reveal for Alex Robins’ Panacea to The Irresponsible Reader this morning! This is the first book in The Ruined Gods, and wow–that cover is something else. Before we get to the cover, let’s learn a bit about this book.
Book Details:
Book Title: Panacea by Alex Robins
Series: The Ruined Godse #1
Publisher: Bradypus Publishing (Self Published)
Release date: December 15, 2022
Format: Ebook
Length: 420 pages
Genre: Greek-inspired Epic Fantasy
About the Book
At the heart of every legend lies a truth.
Twisted and reshaped by the currents of time.
For twenty years, strategos Dexios has led the phalanx of Thena against its enemies, pulled from one battleground to another in a relentless cycle of war and bloodshed. Now, finally, he has found the courage to leave that life behind. To relinquish his officer’s sword and return to the verdant slopes of his vineyard with his wife and son.
Peace, however, is fragile and capricious. When Thena’s northern allies bring word of an enormous tauran horde gathering on their borders, Dexios has no choice but to answer the call to arms one last time.
As humans and tauros collide, another evil wakes. Whispered rumours of a clawed creature that stalks the shadowy streets. Of violent murders committed in the name of deities long thought vanquished. To speak their names is heresy.
They are the Exiled. The Banished.
The Ruined Gods.
See Also:
Clash of the Titans • Bohemian Rhapsody • Stuck in the Middle with You
Book Links
Amazon ~ Universal Link ~ Goodreads
About the Author
Alex Robins was born in Norwich, England back when it was still trendy to wear lycra tracksuits and bright pink headbands. Norwich School Library was where he first discovered his love of reading, an old converted undercroft packed to the rafters with books. The first fantasy series he read was The Dragonlance Chronicles by Margaret Weis & Tracey Hickman, quickly followed by The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and David Eddings’ The Belgariad.
At the age of twelve Alex moved across the channel to Nantes in France. Speaking very little French, the first few years were difficult and sometimes lonely as he scrambled to get a grip on the intricate grammar and vocabulary of the French language. His taste in books branched out from epic fantasy to science-fiction, mysteries, thrillers, and historical fiction, but he always came back to his favourite fantasy authors when looking to escape the outside world.
After degrees in agronomy, project management, and computer sciences, Alex founded his own company dedicated to online voting. He met his wife during a game of badminton and they spent several years getting trounced in various regional tournaments before getting married. Alex now lives in the sunny Loire Valley in western France, surrounded by imposing castles, sprawling vineyards, and two children. After reading fantasy books for the last thirty years he decided to write one. The Broken Heart of Arelium is his first novel, and the first in the War of the Twelve series.
Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook ~ Amazon Author Page
and now…
The Cover
That’s a cover that’d make me stop and take a second and third look. Even better is the full wrap-around cover, if I shrink it to display here, you’ll miss out–so click here to take a look at it in full glory. Felix Ortiz is the cover artist, and he deserves a kudos or three for this one. He can be found on Twitter or ArtStation.
My thanks to Escapist Book Tours for the invitation to participate in this tour and the materials they provided. The opinions expressed by me are honest and my own.
