Gladiator: Fight for Freedom

Name: Gladiator: Fight for Freedom
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780141339740
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By Simon Scarrow

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Set in Rome, 61 BC, Gladiator: Fight for Freedom follows young Marcus Cornelius Primus, who is recruited as a gladiator. As he undergoes brutal training to become an elite warrior, Marcus wrestles with the trauma of his father's murder and his mother's captivity. Determined to seek justice and rescue his mother, he sets out to find Pompeius the Great, his father’s old commander. However, Marcus harbours a dangerous secret that could cost him everything if the Romans discover it.
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Ideal for young readers interested in historical adventure and stories of bravery in ancient Rome.

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.

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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...

Gladiator: Fight for Freedom by Simon Scarrow is an enthralling tale of courage, loyalty, and the relentless pursuit of justice.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141339740

Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 February 2011

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Puffin

Contributors:

Illustrated by Richard Jones

Audience: Children, Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 352

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Children's Books Children's Fiction Children's Historical Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Historical Fiction Penguin Books Simon Scarrow Young Adult

About the Author

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.