Released July 14, 2026
What if the people running the world were gods?
Not wise gods. Definitely not noble gods.
Just powerful ones.
Jaden Pierce has spent his entire life trying to escape the limits of Davis Court, a struggling housing project in Richmond, Virginia. Then a family secret cracks open the world he thought he knew: the Greek gods are real.
And they’re still ruling.
Drawn into a hidden society of immortals and divine politics, Jaden discovers that Olympus is less a paradise than an empir. One built on privilege, power, and the stories those at the top tell to justify keeping both. As old alliances fracture and rival gods maneuver for control, he finds himself pulled into a conflict that could reshape the future of mortals and immortals alike.
But power has a way of changing people.
The closer Jaden gets to the truth of who he is, the more dangerous that truth becomes. And in a world where gods walk among humanity, becoming powerful enough to challenge the system may mean becoming part of it.
The Art of Killing Gods is a literary fantasy about identity, family, ambition, belonging, and the cost of power.
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