The Mars Arena — James Axler

Just after the second millennium began, a nuclear firestorm changed the face of the Earth forever. Roaming the devastated landscape of the new America, now known as Deathlands, is a small group of men and women who are trying desperately to escape this brutal and lawless world where violence is a means to survival -- and power.

In the harsh territory near the Western badlands, Ryan Cawdor and his warrior survivalists embark on a search for the wreck of a crashed space station. But in the ruins of Las Vegas, Ryan becomes the hostage in a bitter conflict between warring barons, and realizes that even his best effort is a huge gamble, with his son's life at stake....