A fast-paced and gripping near-future research fiction debut about the gritty globe of competitive video gaming…

Weekly, Kali Ling battles to the loss of life on national Television.

She’s died hundreds of moments. And it under no circumstances gets easier…

The RAGE tournaments-the Virtual Video gaming League’s elite competition where in fact the best gamers in the globe compete within a no-holds-barred combat to the digital loss of life. Every bloody eliminate is definitely broadcast to thousands. Every player is usually a modern gladiator-leading a life of ultimate popularity, responsible only for entertaining the people.

And though their weapons and armor are digital, the pain is real.

Chosen to become the first feminine captain in Trend tournament history, Kali Ling reaches the top from the world-until among her teammates overdoses. Now, she must confront the truth about the tournament. Because it is much greater than a game-and also in the real world, not everything is as it seems.

The VGL hides dark secrets. And the only path to change the rules is to combat from the within…