Zeroboxer

Name: Zeroboxer
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Fonda Lee
ISBN: 9781504700351

Author: Fonda Lee

Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki

Unabridged: 9 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Skyboat Media

Published: 01/12/2016

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction

Synopsis

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.

About Fonda Lee

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.

About Claire Bloom

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.

About Stefan Rudnicki

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Claude's on April 03, 2022

CW: (view spoiler)[Suicide off page of someone who could no longer compete in sports (hide spoiler)] Another book with the amazing world building that I have come to expect from this author. I loved the idea of mixed martial arts in a zero gravity cube. There were a lot of detailed descriptions of zeroboxing matches and I had to w......more

Goodreads review by Heidi on November 06, 2016

At first, I thought that Zeroboxer was just Rocky in space, but as the story developed, I realized that it was more than that. Zeroboxer is also an examination of genetic ethics and, like most science fiction, poses some serious 'what if's. What if humanity begins to settle the universe- will they d......more

Goodreads review by Justine on May 29, 2016

"You've never been to that place...That place where you know you can't win...but you can decide not to lose." Carr Luka is a rising star in the sport of zeroboxing, which is essentially a kind of MMA where participants fight in a zero gravity cube instead of a ring. His story is a fairly simple one a......more

Goodreads review by AziaMinor on July 30, 2022

Overall Rating : A+ BOXING. IN SPACE. Who in the world would've thought that this would be a great combination? Fonda Lee that's who. Amazing doesn't even begin to describe what I read in this book. I felt impassioned by everything that was going on. The rookie boxer trying to be the best he can be,......more

Goodreads review by Beth on February 23, 2015

Fonda Lee sends us on a totally new extreme fighting thrill ride with an endearing romance to boot. Luka Carr is the up and coming hopeful for the Zeroboxer championship. His talent is unsurpassed. He is assigned a brandhelm, a personal promoter named Risha. The attraction is evident immediately betw......more

Quotes

“A strong debut from Lee, combining brutal, visceral athletic scenes with science fiction action, all woven around a complex moral dilemma.” Publishers Weekly

“This gripping sci-fi novel will have teens screaming for a sequel.” School Library Journal

“A superior sci-fi outing that doesn’t need mad scientists to provide suspense. Top-notch science fiction and a great sports novel too.” Kirkus Reviews

Awards

YALSA Pick
Andre Norton Award