The Instant #1 New York Times Best-SELLEREpic from start to finish. Marie Lu, #1 New York Times best-selling author of WarcrossA brilliant and breathless twist on classic mythology! Marissa Meyer, #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Lunar ChroniclesEvery 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 hunts promises of eternal glory after her family was murdered by a rival line. For years shes pushed away any thought of revenge against the mannow a godresponsible for their deaths.Yet as the next hunt dawns over New York City, two participants seek her out Castor, a childhood friend 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 costand it may not be enough to stop the rise of a new god with the power to bring humanity to its knees.