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12 must-read queer books

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

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 
 
‘Brutal, thrilling, devastating and beautiful’ The Times 
 
Enter 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? 
 
‘So compelling – right up to the final, fatal blow’ Sunday Telegraph 
 
‘Vividly imaginative and startling’ Elle 
 
‘The new maestro of dystopian lit’ Wired

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