From Australian author Joel Preston comes a story unlike you have ever read. TWO DIFFERENT ERAS.TWO DIFFERENT HEROES.A BOND THAT REACHES ACROSS THE AGES. Rise Golden Apollo follows a split narrative. First, join Melissa Pythia, an Australian spy in Rome as she searches for a missing artefact with mysterious powers. Then, follow the gods of the Underworld in an epic fight against the forces of Heaven. Read on as the two stories come together and a greater threat is revealed. If you haven't read THE OLD WORLD SAGA yet, then this is the perfect place to start! Rise Golden Apollo is the sister story to In the Shadow of Monstrous Things, so you can't start THE OLD WORLD SAGA here instead of Book One! You'll be hooked. -THE BLURB- Melissa Pythia is a spy tasked with recovering a stolen artefact. Two years ago, during a military raid in Lebanon, Melissa uncovered a mysterious golden sword with prophetic powers. Now, that sword has appeared again in Rome. A major crime family and secret paramilitary group linked to the Vatican are fighting to claim it. Melissa soon learns the Vatican's true motivations are far beyond simply procuring the item. The artefact is tied to an ancient mythical conflict and Melissa is the key to finding the true owner of the sword, the lost god Apollo. In 337 AD a war is raging. Heroes, monsters and mythical figures battle for the very soul of the world. Wounded in war and removed from reality, Apollo needs to find the key to restoring his divinity. That key is a woman in 2019. With a bond that transcends time, Melissa and Apollo are drawn together to stop a familiar enemy from finding a power that could consume the world. From the mind that brought you In the Shadow of Monstrous Things, comes the adventure of a life time.It is time for the Golden God to rise again!