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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 FOR SCIENCE FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR*SHORTLISTED FOR THE TIKTOK BOOK AWARDS FOR INTERNATIONAL BOOK OF THE YEAR*SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2023Enter 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