Zeus Is Dead: A Monstrously Inconvenient Adventure by Michael G. MunzMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
About as much fun as you'd hope for from the title, which is to say quite a bit.
The Greek gods withdrew under edict from Zeus; they meddled in the world but only behind the scenes. After Zeus' murder they're back in all their vanity and pettiness, expecting worship. They don't get power from being worshipped, mind you--they just like it.
The muse Thalia (who has picked up science fiction as well as comedy) joins two mortals to try and solve the mystery and provides running commentary. Even sillier and more farcical than someone like Christopher Moore, Munz tosses in a joke whenever he can. Some of the fourth-wall breaking stuff gets tiresome, especially a tendency to write a sentence and then comment on its grammatical weakness in the next one. On the other hand, a few got audible snorts of amusement and the plot was at least 80% satisfying, so pretty happy taking a chance on this one.
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