Greek mythology meets the Abrahamic tradition in this action adventure thriller from Australian author Joel Preston.

Rise Golden Apollo follows two stories: the first being the spy story of Melissa Pythia, an Australian secret agent searching for ancient artefact in Rome, and the second, the fall of the Kingdom of Hades in a surprise assault from the angels of Heaven .

This novel is a non-stop, no holds barred action-fest, with a unique take on many classic ideas and a story you won't see coming!

Two different eras.

Two different heroes.

A bond that reaches across the ages.

2019 AD - An Italian crime family has come into possession of a golden artefact with prophetic powers.

Melissa Pythia, a spy in Rome, has been tasked with recovering it. When a shady military group intervenes, she soon learns more than just criminals are after the relic.

Melissa is thrust into a conflict much bigger than her mission.

To understand what she's up against, she has to unlock the secrets of the past and her connection to a mythical figure lost in time.

337 AD - The Emperor of Rome is dead, but not before converting to a new religion. Seizing their moment, the legions of Heaven declare war on the old Gods.

A foreign army lays siege to the world of the Greek Pantheon.

Apollo, the Greek God of the Sun, stands against the Archangels of Heaven, who wish to claim the lands of the dead as their own.

Crippled in war and removed from the world, Apollo needs to find the key to restoring his divinity.

That key is a woman in 2019.

With a link that transcends time, Melissa and Apollo are drawn together to stop a familiar enemy from finding a power that could consume the world.

From the mind that brought you a In the Shadow of Monstrous Things, comes the adventure of a life time.

It is time for the Golden God to rise again!