Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Five top sci-fi books about competitions

At Book Riot Liberty Hardy tagged five great sci-fi titles about competitions. One title on the list:
The Blood Trials by N. E. Davenport

When Ikenna’s grandfather, the former Legatus, is murdered, she knows that someone on the Tribunal must be responsible. But the only way to get answers is to get close, and she decides to do that by joining the Praetorian Trials of Mareen. They’re a grueling challenge that only one-quarter of the contestants survive, and subjecting herself to not only the danger but also Mareen’s racist and sexist society, Ikenna fights to get her revenge.
Read about the other entries on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue