The Immortal Games

by Annaliese Avery

Overview

The Blood Moon marks the start of the Immortal Games.

The Gods of Olympus randomly select humans as their tokens and then gamble with their lives. The stakes are high and survival is unlikely.

17-year-old Ara is seeking revenge on the Gods for allowing her sister to die in the games. She's determined to be selected as a token, but when she is, she realizes that it isn’t just her life at stake, but also her heart. With the odds stacked against her, it will take an unlikely hero to twist her rage into something much more complicated. Ara is playing in the games of life and death… and love. What will she sacrifice?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781338754544
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	01/02/2024
Sold by:	Scholastic, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	336
File size:	51 MB
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Age Range:	12 - 18 Years

About the Author

Annaliese Avery has spent most of her life surrounded by stories, both at work as a library manager and at home writing them. She holds an MA in Creative Writing and has worked as a children's book editor and creative writing workshop leader for both young writers and adults. In January 2020, Annaliese was shortlisted for the SCBWI Undiscovered Voices anthology. The Nightsilver Promise was her debut middle-grade novel, and the first in a thrilling, new fantasy trilogy. You can learn more at annalieseavery.com and follow her on Twitter at @AnnalieseAvery.

Editorial Reviews

2023-10-07
A mortal girl and a Greek god fight for the future of their world.

Sixteen-year-old Ara has spent the five years since her sister Estella’s death training to exact revenge on the one responsible: Zeus. Estella was killed during the Immortal Games, a competition between the Gods where mortals are used as tokens for their entertainment. Ara’s only hope of fulfilling her oath to Estella is to be chosen as a token herself. When Ara almost dies while saving her mother from a fire, Hades rescues her and selects her as his token. She’s plunged into the trials with 11 other mortals, including childhood friend Theron. While Ara loathes the Gods, Hades is not what she expected, and their relationship quickly grows. As the competitors find themselves in increasingly dangerous situations, Ara must decide if her newfound relationship with Hades is more important than vengeance, and Hades must determine whether his love for Ara matters more than the fate of the world. Told in Ara’s and Hades’ alternating perspectives, the novel is compelling, with riveting action sequences. Mythological elements, from the gods to lesser-known monsters, are seamlessly included. While the character development is rushed at times, resulting in some relationships feeling shallow, Ara’s and Hades’ motivations ring true throughout. Characters are diverse in appearance, with skin that is variously described as “sun-bronzed,” “almost translucent,” and dark, “with a deep luster.”

A fun, fast-paced tale set in the perennially popular world of Greek mythology. (map, pronunciation guide, author’s note) (Fantasy. 13-18)

Kirkus Reviews