Books with title Lore

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. Every seven years, the Agon begins. 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. 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. 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 out her help: Castor, a childhood friend of Lore believed long dead, and a gravely wounded Athena, among the last of the original gods. The goddess offers an alliance against their mutual enemy and, at last, a way for Lore to leave the Agon behind forever. 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.

Cattaran never understood the appeal of the Xivan rituals. In fact, he was sure the priests in the temples were killing members of his village. But after finding a mysterious book in the forest, proclaiming the name of a goddess called River, Cattaran and his family begin to wonder if maybe, just maybe, there is something else in a world of single-minded thought and clandestine mystery.Thrown into exile, Cattaran travels until his feet can no longer carry him, only to come face to face with River herself. With her commune aiding her in their kingdom known as the Lougette, Cattaran learns the true story of how the world was created, what gods are loyal to their word, and whom are known in the heavens as traitors. Standing against the very being who created him, Cattaran must battle the dark god, LaXiva, and truly decide what beats in his chest: the heart of a human or of a god…