Zeroboxer

· Blackstone Audio Inc. · Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki
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A rising star in the weightless combat sport of zeroboxing, Carr “the Raptor” Luka dreams of winning the championship title. Recognizing his talent, the Zero Gravity Fighting Association assigns Risha, an ambitious and beautiful Martian colonist, to be his brandhelm—a personal marketing strategist. It isn’t long before she’s made Carr into a popular celebrity and stolen his heart along the way.

As his fame grows, Carr becomes an inspirational hero on Earth, a once-great planet that’s fallen into the shadow of its more prosperous colonies. But when Carr discovers a far-reaching criminal scheme, he becomes the keeper of a devastating secret. Not only will his choices put everything he cares about in jeopardy but they may also spill the violence from the sports arena into the solar system.

A rising star in the weightless combat sport of zeroboxing, Carr “the Raptor” Luka dreams of winning the championship title. Recognizing his talent, the Zero Gravity Fighting Association assigns Risha, an ambitious and beautiful Martian colonist, to be his brandhelm—a personal marketing strategis...

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1 review
RedBlitzenwood
March 6, 2020
I went into this book expecting to hate it. I loved it. The author does an expert job showing (not telling) the tension, the adrenaline rush, and both sides of the moral dilemma the main character finds himself stuck with about 1/3 through the book. And the first 3rd of the book isn't wasted either. My biggest concern with this book is that it portrays dating as, at best, an acceptable time for sex. (But seriously it seems like the only people who aren't these days are the ones avoiding the issue. Please don't flame me for mentioning this.) Yet Zeroboxer handles even this better than many other books I've found, keeping most to all of the intimacy behind the scenes where it belongs. I'm looking forward to rereading it in the future.
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Fonda Lee is the award-winning author of several young-adult science fiction novels, including Jade City, winner of the Aurora Award and the World Fantasy Award. Her novel Zeroboxer was shortlisted for the 2016 Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction. She is a black-belt martial artist, a former corporate strategist, and action-movie aficionado.

Claire Bloom, CBE, is an English film and stage actress, known for leading roles in plays such as Streetcar Named Desire, A Doll’s House, and Long Day’s Journey into Night, along with nearly sixty films and countless television roles, during a career spanning over six decades. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2013 Queen’s birthday honors for services to drama.

Stefan Rudnicki first became involved with audiobooks in 1994. Now a Grammy-winning audiobook producer, he has worked on more than five thousand audiobooks as a narrator, writer, producer, or director. He has narrated more than nine hundred audiobooks. A recipient of multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards, he was presented the coveted Audie Award for solo narration in 2005, 2007, and 2014, and was named one of AudioFile’s Golden Voices in 2012.

Fonda Lee is the award-winning author of several young-adult science fiction novels, including Jade City, winner of the Aurora Award and the World Fantasy Award. Her novel Zeroboxer was shortlisted for the 2016 Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction. She is a black-belt martial artist...

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