u003cpu003eu003cbu003eu003ciu003eShe felt their eyes, all those executioners...u003c/iu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e Enter a world where, watched by millions, prisoners fight like gladiators for the ultimate prize: their freedom.u003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'You cannot applaud [this] novel without getting blood on your hands...' u003cbu003eNEW YORK TIMESu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'A dystopian vision so...illuminating that it should permanently shift our understanding of who we are and what we're capable of doing' u003cbu003eWASHINGTON POSTu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'Electrifying' u003cbu003eGEORGE SAUNDERSu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e Welcome to Chain-Gang All-Stars, the popular and highly controversial programme inside America's private prison system. In packed arenas, live-streamed by millions, prisoners compete as gladiators for the ultimate prize: their freedom.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e Fan favourites 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. As she prepares for her final encounters, as protestors gather at the gates, and as the programme's corporate owners stack the odds against her - will the price be simply too high?u003cbru003e u003cbru003e ---------u003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'Beautiful and brutal, with a really furious social commentary underpinning it.' u003cbu003eINDEPENDENTu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'A sort of u003ciu003eThe Hunger Gamesu003c/iu003e meets u003ciu003eGladiatoru003c/iu003e meets WWE meets the modern private prison system.' u003cbu003eELLEu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'The new maestro of dystopian lit has arrived.' u003cbu003eWIREDu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'Adjei-Brenyah writes sharply about the economy of spectacle and the fickle alchemy between futility and hope.' u003cbu003eRAVEN LEILANI, author of u003ciu003eLusteru003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'A brutal, heart-wrenching story that feels so close to reality...' u003cbu003eCOSMOPOLITANu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'Adjei-Brenyah may have the buzziest book of the year...' u003cbu003eGOODREADS Most Anticipated Books of 2023u003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'An awe-inspiring novel that will be read for generations' u003cbu003eJESSAMINE CHAN, author of u003ciu003eThe School for Good Mothersu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'A revelation!' u003cbu003eTOMMY ORANGE, author of u003ciu003eThere Thereu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003c/pu003e
