Chain-Gang All-Stars

Author: Adjei-Brenyah, Nana Kwame

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 4 July 2024 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 384 pages
127 x 197 x 27 | 270g

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