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Graveyard Gladiators

Name: Graveyard Gladiators
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SKU: 9781836045052
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By David Owen

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Loud, raucous, and wonderful, Graveyard Gladiators is a macabre delight! — Derek Landy, author of Skulduggery Pleasant A funny, spooky, madcap adventure about heroes beating impossible odds, this is TV's Gladiators with monsters! Perfect for gamers and fans of Escape Room and Goosebumps, and brand-new from... Read More

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Loud, raucous, and wonderful, Graveyard Gladiators is a macabre delight! — Derek Landy, author of Skulduggery Pleasant

A funny, spooky, madcap adventure about heroes beating impossible odds, this is TV's Gladiators with monsters! Perfect for gamers and fans of Escape Room and Goosebumps, and brand-new from the bestselling author of the Alex Neptune series.

Once a year, monsters and the undead rise up from the Underworld and battle each other in the Graveyard Games to win a star prize. Tonight, that prize is... Jude's dad.

But not if Jude can win him back. With the help of new friend and monster-wrestling expert Posie, plus top trainer (and zombie) Mickey, all Jude has to do is:

Race three monsters in the Gauntlet of Death
Beat a beast to the most skulls in Skull Cull
Then wrestle the undefeated champion one-on-one in the Graveyard Rumble

All to become the top GRAVEYARD GLADIATOR!

Easy, right?

Book Details

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ISBN: 9781836045052

Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 October 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Usborne Publishing Ltd

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 194g

Pages: 256

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About the Author

David Owen, a graduate in engineering, moved from the aerospace industry into scientific writing and journalism. His works include publications on military deception and air incident investigations as well as radio and television documentaries on electronic intelligence and computer crime. Owen has contributed to leading newspapers, and his television work as a producer and director throughout the 1980s and 1990s extends to more than 80 projects. He is the author of several books including Hidden Evidence, Hidden Secrets and Police Lab.

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