Weaker than the other Collins books I've read, possibly because it's only the first half of a story. Interested to see if strands of Greek mythology will continue. (Who is Paz? Oh, Pasiphae, right. Who is Minos?) Rick is too self-absorbed to like much, even if it's understandable in context.Really annoyed by the "my gods" swearing. Do polytheists really say this? They seem to actually swear by the names of particular gods. Also am wondering how England became polytheistic. Or maybe this is alt history?