Of Blood, Of Bone, Of Brain

Thomas Argo never thought of himself as special. He never thought of anything as special, not really - especially not the school trip he was being forced to go on. Another three days of worksheets and lectures. Another three days of being trapped with the rest of the Everhart Academy junior class, in hotels and buses and museums.
Another three days of not being sure how to act around the boy who used to be his best friend before he kissed Thomas at a party.
Just when things start to look up, the world has other plans, and a bus crash turns deadly. Thomas isn't sure where he expects himself to end up, but it certainly isn't the Underworld - the one spoken of in Greek mythology. He doesn't expect Hades to call him in for a private audience. And he definitely doesn't expect the god to take pity on him and the other students killed in the accident.
Hades declares that one of them will be allowed to return home to the mortal world - the one who emerges as the champion from four challenges that he will set for them. Pitting friend against friend, family against family, lover against lover, Thomas has no idea where to turn. Will he manage to stay on his feet? Or will he experience death for a second time?

This diverse retelling of the story of Orpheus and Eurydice explores the nature of ambition, how it feels to be alive, and the true meaning of death.