FIGHT FOR FREEDOM. FIGHT FOR LOVE. WELCOME TO THE KILLING GROUND.<\/b><\/p>\n
‘America’s new Hunger Games<\/i>‘ Sunday Times<\/i><\/p>\n
‘So good. This one is from the heart’ Stephen King<\/b><\/p>\n
‘Brutal, thrilling, devastating and beautiful’ The Times<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Enter a world where, livestreamed to millions, prisoners fight like gladiators for the ultimate prize: their freedom.<\/p>\n
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?<\/p>\n
‘So compelling – right up to the final, fatal blow’ Sunday Telegraph<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
‘Vividly imaginative and startling’ Elle<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
‘The new maestro of dystopian lit’ Wired<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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