Will we be seeing Asclepius (I think I remember a myth involving him and Hades) and the Battle of Pylos?

Good news! You’ll be hearing a lot about Asklepios in The Good Counselor. As in, he’s a major plot point in the book.

As for the Battle of Pylos, that took place in 425 BC, which is about 800 years ahead of the current book’s timeline. Right now we’re still in late-Mycenaean Greece and the start of the Bronze Age Collapse. That battle might get obliquely referenced in a future book, but it’s unlikely.

Also! The Good Counselor is available for preorder wherever books are sold and it has a shiny new cover! Yay!