Slingers Series by Matt Wallace

Slingers are men and women who compete in the ultimate team combat sport of our global future. Battling atop the deadway, a narrow platform suspended above the only stable wormhole ever discovered by humankind, their contest is hurling their opponent through a hole in space. On the other side awaits a random patch of sky above the Earth and a fall to a spectacular death witnessed and celebrated by billions... moreSlingers are men and women who compete in the ultimate team combat sport of our global future. Battling atop the deadway, a narrow platform suspended above the only stable wormhole ever discovered by humankind, their contest is hurling their opponent through a hole in space. On the other side awaits a random patch of sky above the Earth and a fall to a spectacular death witnessed and celebrated by billions. Slingers are the heroes of the age, elevated to near-mythic figures, but that carefully manufactured heroism is about to be tested outside their arena. In the spaceborne city that has risen around the games something insidious is preying on the nameless and forgotten that have taken up residence in Sling City's dark, abandoned corners. With no one else to stand for them, The Reapers, one of the most popular teams to ever compete in the games, may be their only hope. less

Another slinger has fallen, and their death leaves haunting echoes that threaten to unravel the other members of their team, even as those same gladiators await the decision that will either take them to the championship match or see their hero's sacrifice in vain. Meanwhile, new slingers have been called to stand the deadway, a talented twin brother and sister who are untested in battle, and unprepared for the dangers of Sling City and the perils of their sudden and meteoric celebrity status... moreAnother slinger has fallen, and their death leaves haunting echoes that threaten to unravel the other members of their team, even as those same gladiators await the decision that will either take them to the championship match or see their hero's sacrifice in vain. Meanwhile, new slingers have been called to stand the deadway, a talented twin brother and sister who are untested in battle, and unprepared for the dangers of Sling City and the perils of their sudden and meteoric celebrity status. Finally, the deposed crime lord of Sling City's lawless underground, Cuatro, has fled to The Victim Hold, a fabled nook of the space station purported to be its own circle of Hell. Battling the native demons of the Hold won't be his only challenge, however. Many factions are still hot on Cuatro's trail, and will follow him anywhere he goes, even into Hell's attic. Some of them want answers. Others want his life. THE VICTIM HOLD is the third volume in the ongoing five-part SLINGERS SAGA by Matt Wallace, the award-winning author of THE FAILED CITIES and THE NEXT FIX. WARNING: Contains intense violence, futurism, and sexual situations. less

The first championship match of the season looms large and lethal in The Reapers' immediate future, as do their most hated opponents. For Xenia Montelongo the most important match of the year is her first leading the team as their captain. For Hamza and Hala Saleed, after being thrust into the global spotlight as The Reapers' new starting slingers and after a shocking incident that has gone viral, it's their first time standing the deadway in mortal combat... moreThe first championship match of the season looms large and lethal in The Reapers' immediate future, as do their most hated opponents. For Xenia Montelongo the most important match of the year is her first leading the team as their captain. For Hamza and Hala Saleed, after being thrust into the global spotlight as The Reapers' new starting slingers and after a shocking incident that has gone viral, it's their first time standing the deadway in mortal combat. But The Reapers are facing even greater challenges behind the scenes. Harboring the most wanted criminal in the history of Sling City and with the Games Authority and its shock cop minions plotting to end their season early, Xenia will have to choose whether or not to challenge a genocidal global conspiracy brewing outside the arena. If she even survives to make that choice. WHERE GODS CANNOT SEE is the fourth volume in the ongoing SLINGERS SAGA by Matt Wallace, the award-winning author of THE FAILED CITIES. WARNING: Contains intense violence, futurism, and sexual situations. less

Heroes die. It is an immutable fact of myth and legend. It is especially true for real-life heroes. Slingers Xenia Montelongo and Kem Carbassa are gladiators. Along with their team, The Reapers, they are the most honored champions of the ultimate combat sport of the future. They are global superstars, revered above all other celebrities of their age. But tonight, with billions of lives hanging in the balance, they must choose to be more than all of those things... moreHeroes die. It is an immutable fact of myth and legend. It is especially true for real-life heroes. Slingers Xenia Montelongo and Kem Carbassa are gladiators. Along with their team, The Reapers, they are the most honored champions of the ultimate combat sport of the future. They are global superstars, revered above all other celebrities of their age. But tonight, with billions of lives hanging in the balance, they must choose to be more than all of those things. They must choose to be heroes. And they'll need help to overcome the most powerful enemies imaginable. They'll need the army of forgotten souls whose plight drew them down from their ivory tower and into a world of harsh realities and deadly conspiracies. They'll also need the man who has become the most unlikely savior of the lost, the diminutive deposed crime lord known as Cuatro. Tonight the world is theirs to save. Or fail. There are also lethal scores to settle. SAVAGE WEAPONS is the explosive, shocking, heartrending conclusion to the SLINGERS SAGA, the hit five-part digital novella series created by Matt Wallace, award-winning author of THE FAILED CITIES. less