Chain-Gang All-Stars

Could you survive a fight to the death for your freedom? Imagine a near-future America where prisoners compete in a brutal, televised spectacle for a chance at liberty. This is the world of the Chain-Gang All-Stars, and you're about to step inside the arena. Explore the complex moral landscape of this dystopian world through the eyes of its star gladiators, Loretta Thurwar and Hamara "Hurricane Staxxx" Stacker. You’ll uncover the corrupt system that props up the games, the passionate resistance movement fighting to end them, and the human cost of entertainment that demands a pound of flesh.

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah is a National Book Award finalist whose groundbreaking fiction, including the acclaimed story collection Friday Black, interrogates the injustices of contemporary American life. A graduate of the Syracuse University MFA program, his work explores complex themes of race, capitalism, and the carceral state with profound empathy and unflinching honesty. His background and sharp critical eye give him a unique perspective on the systems of power that he deconstructs in his powerful, imaginative storytelling.