Lore
Greek gods and heroes play a murderous game in this YA story of power, destiny and redemption
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3.9 • 28 Ratings
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Publisher Description
*** Hunt, or be hunted: the houses of the ancient Greek heroes play a murderous game in this high-octane story of power, destiny and redemption - an instant no.1 New York Times bestseller. ***
Every seven years, the Agon begins. As punishment for a past rebellion, nine Greek gods are forced to walk the earth as mortals. They are hunted by the descendants of ancient bloodlines, all eager to kill a god and seize their divine power and immortality.
Long ago, Lore Perseous fled that brutal world, turning her back on the hunt's promises of eternal glory after her family was murdered by a rival line. For years she's pushed away any thought of revenge against the man - now a god - responsible for their deaths.
Yet as the next hunt dawns over New York City, two participants seek her out: Castor, a childhood friend and first love Lore believed to be dead, and Athena, one of the last of the original gods, now gravely wounded.
The goddess offers an alliance against their mutual enemy and a way to leave the Agon behind forever. But Lore's decision to rejoin the hunt, binding her fate to Athena's, will come at a deadly cost - and it may not be enough to stop the rise of a new god with the power to bring humanity to its knees.
"Epic from start to finish." - Marie Lu, author of Warcross
"A brilliant and breathless twist on classic mythology!" - Marissa Meyer, author of The Lunar Chronicles
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This incredible twist on Greek mythology comes from the author of the amazing young adult novels PASSENGER, WAYFARER and THE DARKEST MINDS series. Alexandra Bracken has also written IMMORTAL ROSE, an intoxicating romantasy for older readers.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
With ambitious worldbuilding and breakneck pacing, Bracken's (the Passenger series) standalone novel blends Greek mythology and modern-day Manhattan. After her family is brutally murdered, Melora Perseous, known as Lore, is the last of the mortal Perseides. Training in New York City as an underground fighter, Lore lives undetected from those who seek her family's shield, the aegis, which is "the envy of all the other bloodlines." When the Agon occurs the seven days every seven years when gods can be murdered for their powers Lore is thrust into a world she would rather avoid, taking friend Miles and childhood pal Castor, now Apollo, with her. Teaming up with Athena to thwart a wrathful villain intent on killing off the gods, Lore balances achieving her destiny kleos, or legendary honor with mourning her family. Employing crafty nods to ancient epics ("Seven years stretched between them like the wine-dark sea") alongside gritty action sequences and violence, including sexual assault, Bracken cuts tense moments with Lore's backstory, told in illuminating flashbacks. With its inventive combinations of technology and magic, Bracken's lively take on Greek mythology is an entertaining joyride. Ages 14 up.
