BROKEN GODS

A CONTEMPORARY MYTHOLOGICAL FANTASY

The heroes of legend never disappeared.

When ancient relics begin choosing modern descendants, forgotten gods and heroes return. The stories of scattered civilizations come back to life, and ordinary people are called to fight for humanity’s fate.

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THE RELIC CYCLE • BOOK ONE

Some Relics Mark History.
Others Awaken Destiny.

BROKEN GODS book cover by Wes James

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Rebecca Stadler’s life is falling apart. Unemployed, drowning in debt, and days from eviction, she accepts a mysterious invitation to a remote compound hidden deep within the Costa Rican jungle, where she discovers an impossible truth:

The heroes of legend never disappeared.

Their stories are preserved in ancient relics scattered across the world. The few who survive bonding with them inherit the mantle of forgotten legends. The choice is hers to make, but time is running out.

An immortal relic bearer known as Akemhet is hunting the next generation of potentials, stealing their power to fuel a vision that will reshape humanity itself.

Some earn power, others steal it.

To stop him, Rebecca and a fractured team of unlikely champions must survive becoming something more without losing what made them human. Because some stories refuse to die and the greatest were never about power. They were about the people who carried it.

125,000 WORDS   •   CONTEMPORARY MYTHOLOGICAL FANTASY

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From here on, we go beyond the story’s opening and into the world of BROKEN GODS. If you haven’t read the book yet, proceed with caution.

THE PEOPLE WHO CARRY THEM

Power determines what you can do.
Choice determines who you become.

Ancient relics seek out ordinary people, awaken forgotten power, and call them to become something greater.

Rebecca Stadler before and after bonding with a relic

REBECCA

Valkyrie. Struggling to find her place in a world where she thinks she doesn't belong.

Alex before and after becoming Leonidas reborn

ALEX

Spartan. A broken artist carrying the legacy of an ancient king.

Sasha before and after becoming a vampire

SASHA

Vampire. A woman who understands the cost of sacrifice.

Aura before and after becoming a psychopomp

AURA

A healer caught between the living world and what waits beyond it.

Price before and after bonding with his relic

PRICE

Scholar, mentor, and relic bearer with more history than he lets on.

Marcus before and after awakening his power

MARCUS

A young man discovering that power can arrive before you're ready for it.

Astrid, Valkyrie

ASTRID

Valkyrie. Cursed for centuries to serve out a penance she never deserved.

Tyrggo, the mythic wolf

TYRGGO

Not every legacy wears a human face.

Elsie Stone, the Oracle of Delphi

ELSIE STONE

The ancient Oracle of Delphi. The mysterious leader of the Oracle Group.

THE ONES WHO WANT THEM

The relics awaken more than heroes.

Some people see ancient power and ask what it can save. Others ask what it can give them.

Akemhet

AKEMHET

A tyrant with stolen power seeking to reshape humanity to serve his will.

Seraphine after losing her mind

SERAPHINE

Power, obsession, and the terrible cost of believing you can control the bonds between people.

Dr. Rhys

DR. RHYS

A brilliant scientist who only cares if something can be done, regardless of the cost.

THE AUTHOR

Generations come and go; their stories live forever.

Wes James writes contemporary fantasy where ancient mythology collides with modern lives, and the hardest battles are fought over what we choose to become.

Wes has spent his life moving between worlds few people experience.

A decorated Desert Storm veteran. A professional engineer who has descended into underwater environments, hung from cliff faces, and traversed miles of narrow pipes deep beneath the ground. A SAG-AFTRA actor who started in character entertainment with The Walt Disney Company, before moving into stage and television.

His work in graphic arts brought together engineering precision and visual storytelling, while his studies of philosophy, human nature, and theology deepened his fascination with the questions that have followed humanity from the beginning: Who are we? Why are we here? And how much of our lives is determined by the choices we make?

Those worlds eventually converged on a question he had been pondering for some time:

What happens when the tales we thought were myths return to life?

BROKEN GODS, the first novel in The Relic Cycle, is his answer.

WES JAMES

Wes James, author of BROKEN GODS

BEFORE THE BOOK

A life spent crossing worlds.

Wes James in the cockpit of an EF-111A Raven
UNITED STATES AIR FORCEEF-111A Raven
Wes James preparing for a technical dive
ENGINEERING & DIVE OPERATIONSInfrastructure. Inspection. Exploration.
Wes James during his character entertainment career
CHARACTER ENTERTAINMENTWalt Disney Company