THE YEAR IS 1977 and the Olympians are planning their annual Olympic Battale, a fight to the death between selected demigods to prove who is most worthy of immortality. Kira Warner comes home one day to see an owl perched on her window. Clutched between its talons is a red letter; Athena writes that she is Kira's mother and informs her that she has been selected to fight for the Goddess of Wisdom's honor. Reluctantly, Kira joins the tournament being held in Eris' Triangle; there she meets the 17 other demigods who have been handpicked by their parents to fight to their death. Almost immediately, Kira realizes that joining this game may have been a bad idea. *** This story explores the darker sides of the characters used in Teens From Olympus, exploring the real value of demigods to their deity parents. For a better read, be sure to read the Teens From Olympus trilogy first before reading this side novel.