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Gladiator: Fight for Freedom

Gladiator: Fight for Freedom

by SimonScarrow (Author), RichardJones (Illustrator), Richard Jones (Illustrator), Simon Scarrow (Author)

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    Hardcover 2011

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Synopsis

It's Rome, 61 BC. Recruited as a gladiator, young Marcus Cornelius Primus faces a new life of brutal training, governed by strict rules, as he learns the skills of an elite warrior. But Marcus cannot simply forget his past. His father lies murdered by soldiers and his mother has been kidnapped and forced into slavery. Marcus is determined to find his father's old commander, Pompeius the Great, to seek justice for his family and set his mother free. Yet, unbeknown to him, Marcus is hiding a life-threatening secret. And if the Romans discover it, there will be no escape...

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 352
 Publisher: Puffin
Published: 03 Feb 2011
ISBN 10: 0141333634
ISBN 13: 9780141333632
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years

Author Bio
Simon Scarrow was born in Africa and lived in a number of countries including Hong Kong and the Bahamas before settling in Britain.He has always been interested in writing and his love of history began at school, in particular when he was being taught about the ancient world by his Latin and History teachers. Since then he has travelled with his wife and children across the world to Italy, Greece, Turkey, Jordan, Syria and Egypt to research his historical novels.Simon was an enthusiastic teacher for a number of years. He now writes full time, but does intend to return to teaching when he can find the time.Gladiator: Fight for Freedom is his first novel for Puffin.