--- title: "Seething Storm Review: A. N. Jones Brings Her Atlantis Trilogy to a Close" description: Seething Storm ends The Patrons of Earth trilogy with a quest to the lost city of Atlantis, a war among the Greek gods, and the most assured writing of the s... author: Dr Marina Nani (Editor-in-Chief) date: 2026-06-02T10:23:24.448Z updated: 2026-06-29T08:43:59.993Z canonical: https://richwoman.co/article/seething-storm-review-a-n-jones-brings-her-atlantis-trilogy-to-a-close image: https://cdn.nanimediahouse.com/an-jones-seething-storm-review-featured.webp categories: Fiction content_type: Spotlight publication: Rich Books schema_type: Review about: - type: Person name: A. N. Jones description: Canadian fantasy and science fiction author born in 1979 in Brampton, Ontario. Creator of The Patrons of Earth trilogy and the Scarlett Equivalency spy series, with 11 books published and more on the way. Currently adapting one of her novels into a screenplay. sameAs: - https://www.instagram.com/anjones_author - https://bsky.app/profile/authoranjones.bsky.social - https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0BDR1WK8T review: bestRating: 5 --- Seething Storm is the third and final book in A. N. Jones's Patrons of Earth trilogy. A final volume has to close out two earlier books and still work for a new reader, and Jones, a Canadian author who self-publishes most of her work, does both. The book opens with a man stumbling into a perfectly preserved city, where a dragon and an enormous salamander tell him where he has arrived. The answer is Atlantis. From there the story follows two crews heading for the same place for different reasons. ### Book: Seething Storm *The Patrons of Earth Trilogy, Book 3* By A. N. Jones Murgada and Grymaetu unite with human allies on a quest to locate the lost city of Atlantis, face trials requiring divine favour, and confront a climactic battle of good versus evil. The epic conclusion to The Patrons of Earth trilogy. [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1974399273) ## An Epic Fantasy That Runs Greek Myth Alongside Modern Science The premise that carries the trilogy is a simple one done with some conviction. The Greek gods are real, and so are the creatures humans file under myth. The patrons are guardians created by those gods to protect life on Earth, bound by a rule that they may not bring harm to another being. Murgada, a plesiosaur with white iridescent scales, guards the oceans and has tied himself to the oceanographer Dr Allison Silverhorn. Grymaetu, a great white tiger, travels with the archaeologist Dr Kieran Dedrick and answers to the goddess Artemis. The villain is Hades, who has already used the eruption of Vesuvius as a weapon once and is preparing to do worse. It is a generous mix. Jones puts Poseidon, Ares and Hephaestus alongside the Loch Ness monster, a Megalodon and the Atlantis myth, and plays all of it straight. The tone stays earnest throughout. Readers who enjoy mythology fantasy, and who do not mind science and the supernatural on the same page, will settle into the world quickly. ## Finding the Lost City of Atlantis Most of the book is a journey. The crew has to earn its way toward Atlantis under the eye of gods who are not easily satisfied, and the trials along the way give the middle of the book its shape. The city itself is the best part of the book. Jones describes it as a time capsule, the stonework intact and the windows clear after thousands of years. The walk through its empty streets while something large moves nearby is tense, and the writing is sharper here than anywhere else. The travel sections are the most overwritten. Jones favours long stretches of dialogue, and characters tend to talk through what they are feeling rather than show it. The book would be tighter with a firmer edit. The plot keeps moving, though, and the questions Jones sets up early are answered. ## The Closing Chapters Are the Strongest in the Series Without giving anything away, the final chapters are the best in the book. The writing is more controlled and less cluttered than in the rest of the novel, and the emotion the trilogy has built up across three volumes pays off here. The ending is quiet and well handled, and it is the part most readers will remember. ### The Patrons of Earth Trilogy - [Churning Depths](https://www.amazon.com/Churning-Depths-N-Jones/dp/1312980281) by A. N. Jones - [Raging Land](https://www.amazon.com/Raging-Land-Patrons-Earth-Trilogy/dp/1974399214) by A. N. Jones - [Seething Storm](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1974399273) by A. N. Jones ## Who Should Read The Patrons of Earth Trilogy This is accessible, plot-led adventure fantasy with a found-family core. It is not dense or literary, and it is not trying to be. It suits readers who want momentum, warmth and clear stakes, and who like their mythology with a modern setting rather than a grim one. Newcomers can follow Seething Storm on its own, but it works better if you have read the earlier books first. **About A. N. Jones** Canadian fantasy and science fiction author born in 1979 in Brampton, Ontario. Creator of The Patrons of Earth trilogy and the Scarlett Equivalency spy series, with 11 books published and more on the way. Currently adapting one of her novels into a screenplay. ## FAQ **Q: Do I need to read the first two Patrons of Earth books before Seething Storm?** You can follow the plot of Seething Storm without them, because Jones recaps the key events early on. The ending means more if you have read Churning Depths and Raging Land first, because it depends on characters you have already spent two books with. **Q: What is Seething Storm by A. N. Jones about?** It is the final book in The Patrons of Earth trilogy. Two crews race to reach the lost city of Atlantis while the Greek gods divide into warring camps. It blends Greek mythology, real-world science and cryptid lore, and builds to a battle that decides the fate of the city and the people protecting it. **Q: Is The Patrons of Earth trilogy science fiction or fantasy?** Both. Jones runs modern science, including an oceanographer and an archaeologist working with real research methods, alongside Greek gods, mythical guardians and Atlantis. The result reads as epic fantasy with a contemporary, grounded setting. **Q: Is Seething Storm a satisfying end to the trilogy?** Yes. It resolves the central story Jones began in Churning Depths and answers the main questions the trilogy raised. It reads as a proper conclusion rather than a book that simply stops. ### Related Book Features - [Gripping Finale Seething Storm Concludes The Patrons of Earth Trilogy By A. N. 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