Kwame, Adjei-Brenyah, – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk Henley-on-Thames Wed, 23 Oct 2024 15:31:48 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-Bell-Background-Blue-32x32.png Kwame, Adjei-Brenyah, – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk 32 32 Chain-Gang All-Stars https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/chain-gang-all-stars-2/ Thu, 04 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=41567 FIGHT FOR FREEDOM. FIGHT FOR LOVE. WELCOME TO THE KILLING GROUND.

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

‘America’s new Hunger Games‘ SUNDAY TIMES
‘So good. This one is from the heart’ STEPHEN KING

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD**
**SHORTLISTED FOR THE TIKTOK BOOK AWARDS**

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?

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‘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

Shortlisted for the TikTok Book Awards, International Book of the Year, 2024

]]> Chain-Gang All-Stars https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/chain-gang-all-stars/ Thu, 13 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=34127 She felt their eyes, all those executioners…

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

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‘A pure fire page turner’ MAX PORTER

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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?

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