Zeus Is Dead

A Monstrously Inconvenient Adventure

By: Michael G. Munz

Narrated by: Travis Baldree

Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins

Publisher's summary

The gods are back. Did you myth them?

You probably saw the press conference. Nine months ago, Zeus' murder catapulted the Greek gods back into public life. Now, the whole pantheon revels in new temples, casinos, and media empires - except Apollo. An overachiever with a bursting portfolio of godly duties, the amount of email alone he receives from rapacious mortals turns each day into a living hell.

Yet there may be hope, if only he can return Zeus to life! With the aid of Thalia, the muse of comedy and science fiction, Apollo will risk his very godhood to help sarcastic TV producer Tracy Wallace and a gamer geek named Leif - two mortals who hold the key to Zeus' resurrection. (Well, probably. Prophecies are tricky buggers.)

Yet, whoever murdered Zeus will certainly kill again to prevent his return. Can Apollo escape the murderer when he doesn't even know who they are? Can he do it before the muse gets cranky? Do the venomous bat-winged kittens terrorizing Nevada have anything to do with anything?

©2014 Michael G. Munz (P)2018 Tantor

His first book and it is a BLAST

Honestly, this is the first review I have left on audible, but this book is so good I had to leave one. I listen to almost the whole thing in one day. This book is kind of like a mix of hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy and American Gods. Lots of meta parts, funny characters, great world building, adultish humor but still very light-hearted, and plenty of interesting mythology and history. This guy could write an algebra textbook and somehow it would still be funny and entertaining! I rate this 50 out of 10 lithium batteries.

Exceptional

One of the best pieces of humorous fiction I’ve read in a long time

Travis Baldree always reads well. The material here allows him to show how truly gifted he is

Divine Comedy, Arrested Development style

This was an amazing experience overall!
The story is extremely enjoyable, interesting and unpredictable. It has a few references that are a little out of place.
The performance is honestly the best audiobook I've ever heard. I'll look for more things Travis Baldree reads, for sure! He's great at making characters stand out during scenes with lots of dialog and his inflection reading never comes across as editorial but consistent to the story.
I cannot recommend this book enough.

Get ready to laugh!

Great, glorious, godly, gobs of hilarity, if you need a good laugh, look no further than this gem.

Hilarious!

Funny, Witty, Geeky, Excellent narration!
I enjoyed listening to every moment of it! A must read!

Very fun!

Great spin on the greek mythology with comedy and fourth walling all the way. Recommended!

Like a fresh cranberry-orange nut muffin w/ fudge

Josh here

I remember first stumbling upon this book online as I was browsing further stories related to ancient gods. I was disappointed that it was not available in audiobook format and promptly made for the Facebook page of the author. He reassured me that plans were underway to have this book prepared in my preferred format. To say that the wait was worth it would be an understatement, even if it was a little over a year.

This book exceeded my every expectation. I felt the story had a Douglas Adams style vibe to it. The humor laced throughout these words was awesome and helped develop a much different portrayal of the ancient Olympians than I had previously envisioned in my mind.

As I found myself further into the story, I had to ask myself, what would Samuel L Jackson do? Why, the answer is quite simple, he would continue on this wonderful journey that mixes present times with that of the ancient Greeks.

This story introduced numerous characters that became instant classics. My favorite of these was the Guardian Tree. The Guardian Tree brought me back to another character named Turd from a previous series I have listened to. In the end, I found myself feeling like a bit of a tree hugger at a certain point in the story due to emotions evoked by Mr. Munz. Another instant favorite was our treat-style God introduced later in the story.

Another stylistic choice by Mr. Munz was the use of flashbacks to earlier chapters by chapter number. I also quite enjoyed the other miscellaneous dialogues that took place at the start of each chapter and throughout the book to ensure listeners/readers were paying attention.

This book was made even better by the wonderful narration of Travis Baldree. I could not imagine a better narrator for this story. His voice differentiation was amazing, especially in scenes that involved multiple characters speaking in rapid succession such as those involving the Erinyes.

This was quite the fun tale and one I cannot wait to listen to again.

So great!

Hilarious! I want more. Clever and original story. Travis's narration is excellent as always.

4th wall breaking fun

an absolutely enjoyable listen.
if you like 4th wall breaking, witty humer, great characters with really good narration then you will love this book.

Hilarious!

A really fun story! Well written and well delivered! I really enjoyed the 4th wall breaking inserts and laughed out loud a bunch! Highly recommend!