<p><b>FIGHT FOR FREEDOM. FIGHT FOR LOVE. WELCOME TO THE KILLING GROUND.</b><br><br><b>''America''s new <i>Hunger Games</i>'' </b><i>SUNDAY TIMES</i><br><br><b>''So good. This one is from the heart'' </b>STEPHEN KING<br><br><b>*SHORTLISTED FOR THE ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD FOR SCIENCE FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR<br>*LONGLISTED FOR THE TIKTOK BOOK AWARDS FOR INTERNATIONAL BOOK OF THE YEAR<br>*SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2023</b><br><br>Enter a world where, livestreamed to millions, prisoners fight like gladiators for the ultimate prize: their freedom.<br><br>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?<br><br><b>¿Brutal, thrilling,