All That Lasts: Greek Gods in the Modern World

by Patrick Garner

The Great Goddess Timessa is challenged by Gaia to correct her predecessor’s ancient failings. She is ripped in time from the modern-day Greek island of Naxos to Europe of 40,000 years ago. There the original Great Goddess reigned over a peaceful, matriarchal society. But barbarians began to invade. For millennia she successfully defended her lands. Unexpectedly, she developed a conscience and could no longer kill the hoards who would rule and subjugate women. Men took over, and we see the results in the constant wars throughout the world today. Gaia challenges Timessa to redo the old Great Goddess’s decisions, and throws her back in time. Timessa is forced to relive the ancient goddess’s trials, all the while chided by Gaia and confronted at every turn. The Olympic gods hold their breath as they watch Timessa struggle. Concluding that Timessa, like her predecessor, has failed, Gaia strips her of her powers. The event forces the enfeebled Timessa to look inside herself and discover what all of us seek. Readers may be interested to know that Gaia always materializes to Timessa as a 9-year-old girl learning ballet so she doesn’t overwhelm her. This is a stand-alone novel or Book IV of The Naxos Quartet .

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Published September 27, 2022

Reviews

[Nela · Rating 5 out of 5]

All That Lasts: Greek Gods in the Modern World is the fourth book in The Naxos Quartet by Patrick Garner, and a contemporary fiction that delves with the appearance of the ancient Greek gods in our world. Even though the four books share the same theme, they are stand-alone. Everything is connected but every volume has its own story to tell.

This author writes adroitly with vivid imagery and giving details that lead the reader on a fantastic visual journey. The writing is so descriptive that makes it easy to imagine the scenes. And the plot is unique and engaging. All in all, I truly enjoyed this novel and want to read the others in the saga.

[Huda · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Naxos Quartet is a four-book series in which Greek Gods seek to intervene between humanity and their discovery of Immortality. All That Lasts is the fourth and final book of the series in which the main protagonist finally shifts between the modern-day Greek Island of Naxos and old Europe to conquer her extraordinary trials. It’s a wonderful end to such an interesting story line, one in which a woman ends up having supreme power, even over the almighty powerful Greek Gods within the book. The book is a long read, but it’s certainly not a disappointing one and as the author says, it truly is contemporary fiction at its finest. A lovely book, written well.

[Aneley Sánchez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Greek Gods in the Modern World.

I think I started at the end. All That Lasts: Greek Gods in the Modern World is the fourth book in the The Naxos Quartet by Patrick Garner and although each book can be read separately, if I had read the whole series in order, I would have understood many more details.
Having said that, I liked the story, the plot is well-written and interesting, especially for people who like Greek mythology. With a powerful female main character, the book took me through history, power, culture, and religion, among other topics. The author managed to create a very convincing fictional novel. I enjoyed it and I want to read the previous books to get the full picture.

[Celeste · Rating 4 out of 5]

All That Lasts: Greek Gods in the Modern World is one of the most imaginative and original stories I have read lately. Although this book is number four in the series The Naxos Quartet, it can be read as a stand-alone. I haven't read the previous instalment and I have enjoyed this one a lot. So, I highly recommend it.
The book portrays a mixture of mythology and contemporary fiction that results in a captivating read. The author has described the characters and has given detailed personalities to the Greek gods, imagining how they would interact with old and modern society and get involved in human matters as they try to solve their conflicts.