From the moment she was bound by magic and transformed into a deadly warrior, Max dreamed of escape Instead she went to war. She saved the coven she was enslaved to defend from unearthly destruction, but only at the cost of her own freedom. Now Max has been taken captive and forced to become the champion of a demigod in a deadly game where the losers die--or worse. Alone and unarmed in a strange, magical city, Max must battle bizarre creatures with unpredictable powers. If she wins, she just might get a chance to go home to her friends, her family and to Alexander, the Shadowblade warrior whose fate is entwined with hers.