Chariots of the Godless: Uncollected Anthology: Deities

Book excerpt: The old gods have returned and walk among us. Their powers are divine, their glory awesome to behold. But someone, somehow, is abducting them. As gods go missing, their disappearance seems inexplicable...until strange clues impossibly point to beings from beyond the stars. Alien abduction expert Dr. Hector Nessus gets the call to investigate, working with the breathtakingly beautiful Captain Mayet, goddess of justice. The hunt for the missing becomes a race against time, as more gods are taken and Nessus and Mayet discover a dark purpose behind the abductions. As brutal conflict between the godly and the extraterrestrial looms, only Nessus, with his own secret past, might stand a chance of stopping the carnage. Or bringing down a cataclysm unlike any the world has ever known. Don't miss this exciting fantasy novelette by USA Today bestselling author Robert Jeschonek, creator of the Gaia Charmer, World Warrior urban fantasy series.