No Gods, No Monsters

A Novel (The Convergence Saga, Book 1)

One October morning, Laina gets the news that her brother has been shot and killed by Boston cops. But what looks like a case of police brutality soon reveals something much stranger. Monsters are real. And they want everyone to know it.

As creatures from myth and legend come out of the shadows, seeking safety through visibility, their emergence sets off a chain of seemingly unrelated events. Members of a local werewolf pack are threatened into silence. A professor follows a missing friend’s trail of bread crumbs to a mysterious secret society. And a young boy with unique abilities seeks refuge in a pro-monster organization with secrets of its own. Meanwhile, more people start disappearing, suicides and hate crimes increase, and protests erupt globally, both for and against the monsters.

At the center is a mystery no one thinks to ask: Why now? What has frightened the monsters out of the dark?

The world will soon find out.

©2021 Cadwell Turnbull (P)2021 Blackstone Publishing

Good, could be better…

Has a very “American Gods” vibe. The over all story was interesting, and though some have complained about the bouncing around, I did not mind that. It fit the style of the story.

The performance was good, the cadence of the narrator’s voice was sometimes odd, but his voice and voice acting were solid.

Overall I enjoyed the story, and I am very interested in the next installment.

Incredible plot, characters … very compelling multiple narratives

It was so good I didn’t want it to end. I went back and Re listened and it was even better the 2nd time - so much nuance

Interesting characters and intrigue

The story was slow for 2/3 but the last 1/3 really was great. I wish the world building had come together more quickly. That being said I did like the characters and was intrigued to know more and more. I will probably read the sequel.

Too disjointed

This is a good book that could have been a great book. The story was too sprawling and diffuse across too many characters. Maybe it’s set up for the next book. There’s some good allegory to current events in the story. Overall, it could be much better.

Liked it

I liked how all of the stories became entwined at the end. I did not like that I could hear the narrator's intake of breath.