{"product_id":"ashes-of-the-arena-paperback","title":"Ashes of the Arena - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKenny B. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEqual parts grim satire and tender friendship, this novel follows a reluctant online star as he learns the price of fame inside a rigged spectacle. Expect grit, heart, and a world that looks eerily like our own. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuca wanted sunrise photos to be pretty-he never thought they'd change his life. Posting one risky set of pictures nets him enough Digicreds to keep his family barely breathing and a messy, brilliant woman named Quinn who can turn followers into fortune. She trains him to look like the luckiest idiot in the Arena, to play soft until the camera craves blood-but training comes with rules: no meds, no questions, no contracts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose rules are meant to protect the scheme; they also keep secrets. As the matches stack and the crowds scream, Luca learns how the system trades pain for views and how people like Quinn survive inside it. When the producers push for a staged engagement to boost bets, Luca must choose between performance and brotherhood-between a shot at the Dome and the cost of his own soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 234\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46361750503559,"sku":"9781948643221","price":24.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/w-ZsDHXvLY9781948643221.webp?v=1793289031","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/ashes-of-the-arena-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}