Wild Hunts and More Mermaids Coming Soon!

My series Myths Endure in Maine and Myths Endure on Mars will soon gain two new books:

• Hermes and the Hunt for Enkidu
• Merman in Hiding: A Rhys & Lider Detective Novel

Hermes and the Hunt for Enkidu: Hermes' book is based on a story I wrote over twenty years ago. In my world-controlled-by-gods, gods can tweak natural law. In a bid to keep their positions as "top gods," Zeus and Hera attempt to out-maneuver the gods of agriculture by taking back control over the rules of death. However, they can only control death if it is a punishment rather than a cycle of death and rebirth. And they can only control death as a punishment if they have the means. 

They consequently task Hermes with finding the hounds for the Wild Hunt. His quest takes him to a possible Enkidu, a wild man who befriended a king. An opportunist with no particular moral code--he thinks--Hermes is forced to re-evalute his role when he finally tracks down Enkidu, a wild boy. 

A Merman in Hiding: My detectives in the Myths Endure on Mars series are currently on Earth. They are requested by a family of Siphons or merpeople to locate a young man, Brae, who disappeared when his engagement was broken. Initially convinced that another Siphon family temporarily kidnapped Brae to end a breach of promise suit, Rhys and Lider come to realize that Brae is collateral damage in someone else's political agenda. 

The story is a part-retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid."