"Remember our deal, Wonder Boy. The Zeus Cup belongs to me!"
On the outside, twelve-year-old Hector seems like he's got it all. He's
strong, fast, and rumored to be the favorite to win this year's Zeus Cup
at the Mt. Olympus Spartan Race, the highest honor in his small
Midwestern town. Hector's parents and his five siblings trained to win
gold in their twelfth year, but all fell short. Now Hector is their last
chance to bring glory to the family, and he's starting to feel the
pressure. After a mysterious (and extremely talented) girl named Mae
obliterates him at the practice run, Hector is desperate to do whatever
it takes to win and make his family proud. Cue a certain god of the
Underworld who has a mighty proposition for Hector: Hades will give him
godlike strength and speed in exchange for the trophy at the end of the
race. Seems like a pretty good trade-off. But as Hector soon discovers,
no deal with Hades is as straightforward as it seems, and he's going to
have to go the distance or risk going from hero to zero.
Grab your nightlight, dear reader, and prepare to be CHILL-ed!