The Four Horsemen by Rupert Stanbury

 The Four Horsemen

 by Rupert Stanbury



The Four Horsemen by Rupert Stanbury was published on 17th April 2023. My thanks to Rupert for sending me a copy to review and to Random Book Tours for inviting me to take part on the tour.




Synopsis

The Four Horsemen is the second book in the Gods Galore series about the Olympian Gods in the 21st Century.

The Gods are still trying to control what we humans are up to. Unfortunately, they’re not being particularly successful. The world is experiencing both plague and famine which Zeus and the Gods’ Council never approved. What’s going on?


Athene is determined to find out, but before she can get going the God of War initiates an attack on Poseidon’s realm. It’s now all out conflict and the gods are taking sides – one side, in particular.


Whenever there’s a fight, Hebe’s bound to be involved. She soon signs up to an army regiment which is full of soldiers even smaller than she is. But war these days involves brains and not just brawn and there’s plenty of both ready to be deployed in this fight!


A mixture of Comedy and Fantasy, The Four Horsemen should appeal to readers of Terry Pratchett and Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson).




My Review

For those of you who have read the first book in the Gods Galore series, you will know what to expect from Rupert's writing. his sense of humour is wicked and there are so many laugh out loud moments within the book that it is best read somewhere secluded on your own so that you don't invite funny looks from other less fortunate individuals who have not had the opportunity to read the book.
The way Rupert brings the Gods into the 21st century is sheer brilliance and this, along with the humour, is what makes it different to anything about the Gods you may have read previously.
No matter how many Gods I came across within the story, my favourite character has to be Cerberus with his "Woof, woof"  and " I'm the Head of Internal Security" in Hades. His clumsy, way over the top fashion had tears of laughter running down my face so many times throughout the book.
I'm also now looking out for a miniature red Vespa that floats six feet above the ground to travel around on.
This is an absolute 5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 read that has your laughter muscles aching.






About the Author




Rupert Stanbury is a Cambridge graduate who previously had a professional and business career. He has always been an avid reader and recently decided to take up writing himself. His first book, Gods Galore, was published in November 2021.


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 THE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE

Comments

  1. AnonymousJune 15, 2023 at 5:42 AM

    Hi Jill - Thank you very much for your generous comments on my book. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

    I wondered if you put your reviews on Goodreads or Amazon? If it's not your policy, that's fine - no harm in asking.

    If you've got any questions, pls feel free to ask me. You can either respond to this comment or message me on Twitter.

    Kind regards - Rupert

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    1. Jill GJune 15, 2023 at 9:20 AM

      Hi Rupert, I will put the review on Goodreads, Amazon and Waterstones on Saturday when I get home from holiday .
      Jill 🙂

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    2. AnonymousJune 15, 2023 at 9:36 AM

      Thank you, Gill. Enjoy your holiday - I'm off to Paphos next week.

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  2. AnneJune 19, 2023 at 2:15 AM

    Thanks for the blog tour support x

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  3. AnonymousNovember 1, 2024 at 2:43 AM

    Hi Jill - I hope this message reaches you since I can't find any other way of communicating with you. This is Rupert here! You kindly reviewed my book, The Four Horsemen last year about the Greek Gods in the 21st Century. Anyway, this is to let you know that I've just published another book called Pimlico People. It's about some of the goddesses coming to live in Pimlico in Central London and what they get up to! Anne Cater is running a book blog tour beginning 6 January if you are interested - she'll be sending out the info soon. Kind regards - Rupert 😃

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