Raven is a bitterly depressed young man who has been sentenced to death for a terrible crime. His guilt, and the horrific memories of what he did, weigh down on his psyche, adding to his hatred until he turns to disturbing methods of self harm.
He would like nothing more than to curl up in his cell until the end of his days, but the government’s new judicial system, The Phoenix Project, will not let him rest until he has paid his debt to society.
He is thrown into the Salverford arena, where prisoners are forced to fight each other to the death. Can Raven survive as he comes up against the most brutal fighters in Salverford, or will his own guilt and self-hatred kill him before he has the chance?