Chain-Gang All-Stars : Squid Game meets The Handmaid's Tale in THE new dystopian novel of summer 2023

Author: Adjei-Brenyah, Nana Kwame

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 13 July 2023 by Vintage Publishing (Harvill Secker) in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 384 pages
163 x 242 x 39 | 602g

She felt their eyes, all those executioners...

Enter a world where, watched by millions, prisoners fight like gladiators for the ultimate prize: their freedom.

'The new maestro of dystopian lit has arrived' WIRED'A pure fire page turner' MAX PORTER'Electrifying' GEORGE SAUNDERSWelcome 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.

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?---------READERS CAN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT THE BOOK OF SUMMER 2023'I've waited my whole life for a sapphic Hunger Games!''An explosive page-turner that's also a chilling social commentary.''This novel is alive and glorious. Give it all the awards.''Had me cheering and weeping, unable to tear my eyes from the page.''A masterpiece that packs a mighty punch.'