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Athanasios

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Born

in Montreal, Canada

November 12, 1964

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http://www.mad-gods.com

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Horror, Religion & Spirituality, Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Athanasios doesn't always wrestle with his demons, sometimes they just snuggle, they keep him warm at night. He works in Montreal as a graphic/video artist, illustrator & writer in dvd production & film.

Athanasios has been interested in religion & faith since childhood. This led to studying a bewildering variety of beliefs from pagan, wicca, judaism, christianity, islam, to hindu, buddhism, shinto, luciferianism & much more. The interest created its own momentum & brought Mad Gods. It was followed by Commitment and then I Am Eternal.

Predatory Ethics and I Am Eternal are outlets for dark and twisted thoughts. They are how to safely let an evil nature express itself, be seen, felt and savored by every sense that can be conjured in imaginati ...more

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The Mamluks(Amazon) - Edward Lake
The Mamluks(Amazon UK) - Edward Lake
Genre: Fantasy Novella
Website: Edward Lake

Something terrible is happening in Los Angeles.

Dazed by a blinding light from outside, and numbed by the wreckage of their apartment, Andrew and Emily stagger into a shocking new reality: Earth is being invaded by a powerful alien race called, The Mamluks.

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Average rating: 3.74 · 133 ratings · 75 reviews · 11 distinct works

	Mad Gods: Predatory Ethics: Book 1 (Volume 1) 3.78 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Am Eternal 3.43 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Commitment (Predatory Ethics #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vampires & Indians (I Am Eternal #2) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	MadGods-Volume IV it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Jun 30, 2013 08:42AM

Dear Athanasios,
Thank you for acepting my friendship request. I am really looking forward to discovering your work, and so look out for my review. Thank you for listing a giveaway (first-reads) on Goodreads.
Kind Regards
Lucinda x

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