Gladiator: Fight for Freedom

Gladiator: Fight for Freedom
Author Simon Scarrow
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Series Gladiator series
Genre Young Adult Fiction
Publisher Penguin Books (UK)
Hyperion Books (USA)
Publication date
3 February 2011
Pages 352 pp. (paperback)
272 pp. (hardcover)
ISBN 978-0-14-133363-2 (paperback)
ISBN 978-1-4231-5101-2 (hardcover)
Followed by Gladiator: Street Fighter

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 61BC,[1] it tells the story of Marcus Cornelius Primus who is enslaved and becomes a gladiator.[2]

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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