The Blood Run

By Marie Cambell

There are only three rules for surviving in Triste:

Stay quiet in the tunnels, or the Scottomb will get you.
Always keep your eye on the border.
And never participate in The Blood Run.

As a soldier of the Freejian Guard, I've lived by those rules my entire life. Until now. My younger brother is dying from a rare nervous system disease and needs the kind of care only afforded to the highborn in Freeya. That's why I throw my name into The Blood Run-an annual competition held by the eleven nations of Triste to mine our most precious resource-Lufarium-from deep within the heart of Blood Valley. It's our walls, our heat, our light, and our weapons. They say that if the Scottomb don't kill you, the elements will. But if I can return with enough Lufarium, I'll be granted the money needed to keep Charle alive.

Surviving Blood Valley isn't the most dangerous part of The Blood Run, however. The moment the race begins, I find myself tangled in a web of secrets and lies. Because this year is different. We're each given a specific task, and mine is to kill Triste's number one enemy-The Phantom; king of Blood Valley-for violating the terms of the treaty he signed two-hundred years ago. My confidence about making it home alive begins to wane-until the boy from the other side of the border, Raiden, offers aid where no one else will. The deeper into the race we go, the more we uncover about the truth of The Blood Run, the energy we rely on to survive, and Raiden's own reasons for helping me in this winner-takes-all contest.

When his secrets become mine, I have no choice but to trust him-or die in the valley of monsters.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CP1PVDD3
• ISBN13: 9798867027995
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 8.0"