Immortal Longings

Every year, the twin cities of San-Er host the games, a brutal contest in which competitors who can jump between bodies fight to the death for unimaginable riches. Calla Tuoleimi is a princess who disappeared five years ago after murdering her own royal family, and she returns to the games with a single goal: reach and kill her uncle, the king who still holds the throne of Talin. To survive, she strikes an uneasy alliance with Anton Makusa, an exiled aristocrat gambling in the arena to save someone he loves. Modeled on Antony and Cleopatra and set in cities that recall the old Kowloon Walled City, the book is a collision of power plays, spilled blood, and dangerous romance.