She has suspected that Castor was dead, so to have him just suddenly reappear was a lot to swallow. Their brief conversation intrigues Lore enough to make her question whether she can really leave that life behind.
One night a blast from her past, her childhood best friend, Castor, ends up tracking her down unexpectedly. Living in New York City, Lore has done a good job blending in and has successfully flown under the radar of anyone related to the hunt.
She has successfully kept herself hidden since the last hunt left her entire family dead, including her two little sisters murdered by a rival clan.
She is no longer participating in the Agon, however, having left that world behind. Melora, known as Lore, is a member of the line of Perseus. If a God is killed during the Agon, the hunter responsible for their death gets to seize that God's powers and more importantly, their immortality, thus becoming a New God. Essentially this event is a punishment created by Zeus for past rebellions.ĭuring the Agon, nine Greek Gods are forced to walk the Earth as mortals, all the while being hunted by the descendants of ancient bloodlines. While I fully acknowledge Lore will not work for every Reader, I freaking loved it and am not afraid to admit it!Īptly described as Greek Mythology meets The Hunger Games, it's a meshing of ideas that truly worked for me.Įvery seven years, the Agon begins. But Lore's decision to bind her fate to Athena's and rejoin the hunt will come at a deadly cost-and still may not be enough to stop the rise of a new god with the power to bring humanity to its knees. 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 of 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. From the #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Darkest Minds comes a sweepingly ambitious, high-octane tale of power, destiny, love and redemption.Įvery seven years, the Agon begins.
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