THREE. TWO. ONE. Begin.

Thirteen remembers one thing from the moment he woke up: live on, through whatever means necessary. When he is thrown into a society of people with special abilities and a game where there can only be one victor, he has to gain his classmates' allegiance, execute dangerous plans with lives on the line, and survive. But against a stronger, craftier, and more mysterious force, Thirteen has to wage war while uncovering the truth about the game and keeping a deadlier secret.

And this time, gambling with lives may not be enough to win.

From the author of The Chronicles of Fantasilia and the award-winning novella, Kolibrie, comes a world where the powerful won't always win and the canny won't always survive. But in a game of life and chances, perhaps winning and surviving are not so different.