The goddess offers an alliance against their mutual enemy and, at last, a way for Lore to leave the Agon behind forever. Yet as the next hunt dawns over New York City, two participants seek out her help: Castor, a childhood friend Lore believed long dead, and a gravely wounded Athena, among the last of the original gods. For years she’s pushed away any thought of revenge against the man-now a god-responsible for their deaths. Long ago, Lore Perseous fled that brutal world in the wake of her family’s sadistic murder by a rival line, turning her back on the hunt’s promises of eternal glory. As punishment for a past rebellion, nine Greek gods are forced to walk the earth as mortals, hunted by the descendants of ancient bloodlines, all eager to kill a god and seize their divine power and immortality. ONE OF INDIGO’S TOP TEN TEEN BOOKS OF 2021Įvery seven years, the Agon begins. When Lore comes home on the first night of the Agon to find Athena gravely wounded on her doorstep, the goddess offers her an alliance they have a mutual enemy, after all.AN AMAZON BEST YA AND SCI-FI/FANTASY BOOK OF 2021Ī BARNES & NOBLE BEST YA AND YA FANTASY/ADVENTURE OF 2021 PICKĪ BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR SO FAR PICK FOR APPLE BOOKS For seven years, she has pushed back dark thoughts of revenge against the man responsible for their murder, a man by the name of Wrath who has attained unimaginable power. Only a handful of the original Greek gods remain, the rest replaced by the mortals who killed them and ascended.Īfter her family's sadistic murder by a rival bloodline, Lore escapes and vows to repay her parents' sacrifice by doing one thing - surviving. A game that is about to begin again.įor centuries, Zeus has punished the gods with a game called the Agon, which turns them mortal for one week and at the mercy of being hunted by those with godly ambitions. A lifetime ago, Lore Perseous left behind the brutal, opulent world of the Agon families - ancient Greek bloodlines that participate in a merciless game every seven years. From the number one New York Times best-selling author of The Darkest Minds comes a high-octane story of power, destiny and redemption.

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