FIGHT FOR FREEDOM. FIGHT FOR LOVE. WELCOME TO THE KILLING GROUND. 'America's new Hunger Games' SUNDAY TIMES 'So good. This one is from the heart' STEPHEN KING **SHORTLISTED FOR THE ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD** **SHORTLISTED FOR THE TIKTOK BOOK AWARDS** Enter a world where, livestreamed to millions, prisoners fight like gladiators for the ultimate prize: their freedom. Fan-favourite female stars Loretta Thurwar and Hamara ‘Hurricane Staxxx’ Stacker are teammates and lovers. Thurwar is nearing the end of her time on the circuit, free in just a few matches, a fact she carries as heavily as her lethal hammer. But as protestors clash with the baying crowds and the programme’s corporate owners stack the odds against her – will the price be simply too high? ‘Brutal, thrilling, devastating and beautiful’ THE TIMES ‘So compelling – right up to the final, fatal blow’ SUNDAY TELEGRAPH ‘Defiant, awe-inspiring’ JESSAMINE CHAN ‘Vividly imaginative and startling’ ELLE ‘The new maestro of dystopian lit’ WIRED ‘A pure fire page turner’ MAX PORTER

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