An ambitious young king plots Myrlan’s bloody expansion but, with his eye turned from home, opportunity for a new regime is seized by a band of rebels.

On a rickety bus trundling through wilting countryside, a mysterious older woman named 'Kiddo' and a cohort of overexcited teenagers meander towards Wonderland, a theme park like no other. Sinister secrets await as Kiddo and her compatriots face off with their hosts and draw closer to discovering the truth of their journey.

A sports reporter interviews a controversial woman at the forefront of the campaign to get thumbwars recognised as an official Olympics sport