In modern day New York, a murderous game is about to begin : the Agon. Every seven years, for one week only, Zeus punishes the gods and makes them mortal. Forced to walk the earth, they are savagely hunted by the descendants of ancient bloodlines who are eager to kill a god and seize their divine power and immortality. After her family was brutally murdered by a rival line, Lore Perseous fled, turning her back on the Agon's cruel promises of eternal glory. For years, Lore has honoured her parents' memory by doing one thing ? surviving. For years, she has pushed away dark thoughts of revenge. Until now. As the next game dawns, Lore finds Athena gravely wounded on her doorstep. The goddess offers her an alliance against their mutual enemy and a way to leave the Agon behind for ever. But Lore's decision to rejoin the hunt will come at a deadly cost ? and may not be enough to stop the rise of a new god with the power to destroy all of humanity...