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Gladiator: Fight for Freedom by Simon Scarrow (view source)
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|pages=272
|publisher=Puffin
|date=February 2011
|isbn=0141333634
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For children who like this sort of plot-driven, historically accurate adventure, ''Gladiator'' will be just the ticket. Number one son has already stolen my copy and is reluctant to let me have it back even to check details for this review, which tells you something about the likely eagerness of the target market. Scarrow has written as efficiently for younger readers as he does for his grown up fans. If it doesn't sound ungracious though, I would like to add a slight caveat - ''Gladiator'' doesn't really offer anything we haven't seen before.
NB: Don't rush to Amazon quite yet. You need to wait until 3 February 2011!
My thanks to the nice people at Puffin for sending the book.
They might also enjoy Michael Ford's series about [[Birth of a Warrior: Spartan 2 by Michael Ford|Spartans]]. If Viking adventures appeal, they could look at [[Wolf Cry by Julia Golding]].
[[Simon Scarrow's Gladiator Novels in Chronological Order]] {{amazontext|amazon=0141333634}} {{waterstonestextamazonUStext|waterstonesamazon=80055570141333634}}
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