Jack Vaughn

Rise of the Loitador Jack Vaughn

Virote and Jillian are twins from a one stop sign town in Oklahoma. Abducted by the Mauvian Empire, on a night where the entire town is out to watch the high school football game, the twins wake in a room full of kids with no idea where they are or the deadly games they are about to be forced into. Upon completing a race that promised glory to the top ten, the twins and their new friends, find themselves being sold to be trained as loitador, the fierce new fighters revered by the mauvian nation. Facing other conquered fighters from different planets, the teens must work together to survive training in hopes of finding freedom. As they grow accustomed to their new world, one thought sinks in: they will never truly be free to have their own lives on Odies. Working with the other aliens, the friends strive to find freedom and peace of mind with the goal of returning home.