Series · Epic Fantasy · 3 Books Published
When a god dies, they are reborn somewhere in the world. And the Keepers — the most deadly warriors alive — will stop at nothing to find them, enslave them, and harvest their power forever.
In Clayton Wood's mythology-driven Blade of Hylon series, the gods are not distant, untouchable beings. They are reborn — somewhere, in someone — each time they die. And when they are found, the Keepers are waiting.
Seventeen-year-old Damian grew up knowing he was different. Born with a withered arm and accompanied by a crow he named Ray, Damian has always lived on the margins. But when his father — a blacksmith — is murdered, and Damian discovers the truth of what he is, the world as he knows it collapses.
Now the Hunt has begun. A divine secret, a relentless enemy, and a young man with nothing left to lose. The Blade of Hylon is a high-stakes, mythology-rich epic built for readers who love deeply original world-building and heroes who earn every victory.
Born with a paralyzed arm, raised by a blacksmith father, and accompanied everywhere by his crow Ray. Damian is smart, determined, and deeply human — even as he discovers that he's anything but ordinary.
Short for Raven (a name born from a childhood misidentification that stuck), Ray is Damian's constant companion and one of the series' most beloved presences. Never underestimate a crow.
Deadly, relentless, and organized — the Keepers exist for one purpose: to hunt the reborn gods and enslave them before they can rise to power. They are not monsters. They are something far worse: true believers.
A figure of legend and terror. Malek's very name signals that the world is about to change — and not for the better. A force that reshapes the series from Book 2 onward.
The Blade of Hylon isn't borrowing from Greek or Norse myth — it builds its own divine cosmology from scratch. The rules of godhood, death, and rebirth feel genuinely new.
Damian starts the series with a disability, a dead father, and no allies. Watching him grow into someone who can fight back — and how he does it — is immensely satisfying.
Readers consistently report finishing book one in a single sitting. The plot never stalls — every chapter moves the story forward and raises the stakes.
Three books are live, with two more in active development. Get in now and experience the story as it expands into something truly epic.
"I picked up Sword of Sacrifice thinking I'd read a chapter before bed. I finished the book at 3am. The mythology behind the gods is genuinely original."
"Damian is the kind of protagonist you don't see enough of — genuinely flawed, not in a contrived way, but in ways that make you care desperately about whether he succeeds."
"The Keepers are one of the best villain organizations I've encountered in fantasy. They're not cartoonishly evil — they believe in what they're doing, which makes them terrifying."