A Sci-Fi Thrill Ride Set in the Action-Packed Sports Arena of the Future

A rising star in the weightless combat sport of zeroboxing, Carr “the Raptor” Luka dreams of winning the championship title. Recognizing his talent, the Zero Gravity Fighting Association assigns Risha, an ambitious and beautiful Martian colonist, to be his brandhelm - a personal marketing strategist. It isn’t long before she’s made Carr into a popular celebrity and stolen his heart along the way.

As his fame grows, Carr becomes an inspirational hero on Earth, a once-great planet that’s fallen into the shadow of its more prosperous colonies. But when Carr discovers a far-reaching criminal scheme, he becomes the keeper of a devastating secret. Not only will his choices place everything he cares about in jeopardy, but they may also spill the violence from the sports arena into the solar system.

Published
April 2015
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Fonda Lee

In modern fantasy, few voices have reshaped the genre’s landscape quite like Fonda Lee. Her worlds pulse with grit and elegance, pulling readers into stories where family loyalty clashes with power, where battles carry philosophical weight, and where magic feels inseparable from lived tradition. It is this ability to blend cinematic action with emotional depth that has made her one of the most compelling writers in speculative fiction today. Lee’s path to storytelling wasn’t a straight one. Born in Calgary and educated at Stanford, she spent years navigating the corporate world before trading business strategies for the art of building…