ASIN: B06WWKNF6H
Publisher: Rae Else
Pages: 227
There are lots of stories about the children of gods. But what about those cursed by the gods, and their descendants... El, a seventeen-year-old, has inherited an ancient and deadly power. She loses control of it, causing a horrific accident, and becomes the prey of a secret organisation, known as the Order. Forced from her family and home, she hides in plain sight amidst the crowds of London, and is thrust into a world she never knew existed; one full of arete, beings with extraordinary powers like hers. Arete can trace their lineage and powers from ancient Greece. They do not claim their inheritance comes from the gods, rather legend says they are descended from cursed beings, such as Medusa. At the heart of their world is the kerykeion, the symbol that protects them from the humans and the humans from them. El is trapped between two factions, one that has built an empire around the ...
