Fate Accompli

The Water Nymph Gospels, Book 1

By: Keith R. Fentonmiller

Narrated by: Josh Brogadir

Length: 13 hrs and 1 min

Publisher's summary

Fate had one job. And she bungled it...badly.

Now only a cursed hatter and a tormented water nymph can fix the damage.

Tuscany, 1603

Andolosia Petasos dreams of being the next Da Vinci. Only Fate has cursed him to make hats.

It’s not Andolosia’s fault. After all, a Greek ancestor stole Hermes’ teleportation hat and brought down all of Olympus. And the gods don’t easily forgive that sort of thing.

In Olympus, Moira strives to weave a future that will fix the heavenly disaster. The very one she created.

Meanwhile, the rich and powerful Sansone de Medici hires Andolosia to create a fantastical hat. A job that will change the hatter’s life.

At de Medici’s Florentine palazzo, Andolosia encounters the feisty Carlotta Lux. She claims de Medici has kidnapped her, because she is descended from Daphne, the legendary water nymph. Of course Andolosia has no choice but to rescue her using Hermes’ hat. But instead of gratitude, she is furious. Carlotta had been within inches of killing her captor.

Because Sansone de Medici is not who he seems. He is driven by a supernatural urge that demands he never gives up the chase.

And Andolosia and Carlotta can’t run far enough to escape him.

©2021 Ellysian Press (P)2022 Ellysian Press

Excellent Road Trip Companion

Started listening on a six hour road trip then listened in half hour chunks during my commute. Often I’d reach my destination and sit in the car just to hear what happens next. Interesting weave of mortals and mythology punctuated with lots of humor along the way. An enjoyable read. I look forward to the next book in the series.

The narrator did an amazing job personifying the characters. My only quibble is that Gennaro sounded like Sean Connery which was a bit distracting. Not a dealbreaker though.

very good

Loved it !! this story. the narrator is so fantastic it's like your really there!! good overall

Read it without stopping!

The interweaving and altering of existing, familiar Greek mythology with a fresh new set of characters in the earthly realm of European history takes the reader (listener) on a journey with laugh out loud moments. There are also moments of contemplation about feminism and religious persecution, individual choice and our ability or lack there of to alter the course of our own lives. While reading I was swept up in the story. I am curious to see what happens next to the characters who continue to try to exercise free will but find themselves continually battling extra-worldly power and conflict. And as with any fiction that is meaningful, I am left wondering about my own free will and what forces beyond my consciousness pull my strings and impact my life.

Deeply Hilarious!

What a fun, bizarre, deeply hilarious book! Crazy concepts, eon jumping storytelling with a fantastic voice artist – seriously, one of the best voice talents I have ever heard.

Greek Mythology & Fantasy

This was my first experience with Keith R. Fentonmiller's work, and it was delightful. Mr. Fentonmiller wrote a story using characters from Greek Mythology and he wrote a story focusing on characters living in Tuscany in the year 1603. The author interweaved both stories by separating them in chapters, but he showed how one story influenced what was happening with the other. This was an amusing tale, and I am looking forward to more stories in the series. Josh Brogadir's narration was entertaining as he used various voices for the different characters. I was given this review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Fate Accompli

I thought this was a really good story!It was fun and full of details. Josh Brogadir was a wonderful narrator.I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.'