Gladiator: Fight for Freedom

Gladiator: Fight for Freedom is the first book in the Gladiator Series, by Simon Scarrow and is his first book for young adults. Set in Rome in 61 BC,[1] it tells the story of Marcus Cornelius Primus who is enslaved and becomes a gladiator.[2]

Gladiator: Fight for Freedom
AuthorSimon Scarrow
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SeriesGladiator series
GenreYoung Adult Fiction
PublisherPenguin Books (UK)
Hyperion Books (USA)
Publication date
3 February 2011
Pages352 pp. (paperback)
272 pp. (hardcover)
ISBN978-0-14-133363-2 (paperback)
ISBN 978-1-4231-5101-2 (hardcover)
Followed byGladiator: Street Fighter 

Plot summary

Marcus Cornelius Primus is a young gladiator that was a farm boy until he was kidnapped away from his mother and father, who is a retired centurion. He is sold as a slave to a gladiator school and is trying to find help and justice to stop the people that took him.

Style

The Gladiator series is intended for young teens and older. The story is quite clear, fast and without excessive details. The frequent action scenes are described very precisely and graphically.

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