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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 . . .



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Gladiator Fight for Freedom

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Puffin
      Published 6 October 2011
      ISBN-13 9780141328584
      978-0141328584
      ISBN-10 0141328584
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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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      Simon Scarrow will do for boy gladiators what JK Rowling did for boy wizards. * waterstones.com *

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