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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]
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| Author | Simon Scarrow |
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| 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 |
Plot summary edit
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.
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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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