Arena: Challenger (Part Two of the Roman Arena Series)

Arena: Challenger (Part Two of the Roman Arena Series)

Author: Simon Scarrow

Publisher: Headline

Published: 2012-12-27

Total Pages: 87

ISBN-13: 0755398181

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The second novella in Simon Scarrow's Roman Arena series, following novice gladiator Pavo's next gruelling test, which will put mentor Macro's loyalties on the line. Rome under the rule of the ruthless new Emperor Claudius is a dangerous place. Condemned to gladiator school Marcus Valerius Pavo, the son of a treasonous general, is a celebrated hero following a dramatic victory in the arena. Now he finds himself pitted against one of the greatest gladiators who ever lived: Decimus Cominius Denter. Though Denter has fallen on harder times he is still a formidable opponent, and it is up to newly decorated Macro to whip him into shape. But as the much-heralded fight descends into chaos and riots threaten to engulf the city, Macro must choose between his duty to Rome and his loyalty to Pavo...


Arena: Champion (Part Five of the Roman Arena Series)

Arena: Champion (Part Five of the Roman Arena Series)

Author: Simon Scarrow

Publisher: Headline

Published: 2013-07-18

Total Pages: 105

ISBN-13: 0755398211

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The fifth and final instalment in Simon Scarrow's electrifying ARENA series sees gladiator Pavo face his most gruelling battle yet as strives to avenge his father's death. From the moment his father was executed in the arena for an act of treason, former military tribune and condemned gladiator Marcus Valerius Pavo has burned with the desire for revenge. Now all that stands between Pavo and victory is a man considered by many to be the greatest gladiator to have ever lived: Hermes. But even with Optio Macro as his trainer, and the help of the snakish imperial secretary, defeating Hermes appears an impossible task. With a conspiracy unfolding within the walls of the palace and a storm gathering over Rome, Pavo will have to call on everything he has learned under Macro if he is to his triumph over his father's killer - and become the champion of the arena...


Arena: Revenge (Part Four of the Roman Arena Series)

Arena: Revenge (Part Four of the Roman Arena Series)

Author: Simon Scarrow

Publisher: Headline

Published: 2013-05-23

Total Pages: 86

ISBN-13: 0755398203

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The opening day of the Games in Rome is a time for celebration in honour of the new Emperor. But for Marcus Valerius Pavo, a young military tribune fallen from grace, only despair awaits. Along with former mentor, Optio Macro, Pavo must fight for his life in a ferocious beast hunt. Battling against lions and bears, he'll have to use all his wits to survive, as well as the help of a hated former rival. But when Pavo achieves a stunning victory, his reward is to be condemned to death in a chaotic free-for-all. Now the young gladiator faces a race against time to triumph over the odds, save his son - and exact the ultimate revenge over the Emperor...


Arena: First Sword (Part Three of the Roman Arena Series)

Arena: First Sword (Part Three of the Roman Arena Series)

Author: Simon Scarrow

Publisher: Headline

Published: 2013-03-21

Total Pages: 92

ISBN-13: 075539819X

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The third novella in Simon Scarrow's Roman Arena series sees gladiator Pavo and mentor Macro fight for their lives amid a bloody revolt. The imperial gladiator school in Capua: once the pride of the Roman Empire, lately driven to the brink of ruin by a greedy lanista. Now the school welcomes its newest recruit: Marcus Valerius Pavo, the high-born gladiator with a string of impressive victories to his name, sworn to seek revenge for the brutal murder of his father. Meanwhile Lucius Cornelius Macro, the decorated optio of the Second Legion, has been appointed as the school's new lanista. Macro faces a race against time to turn the school around before the start of the games in Rome, held in honour of the new Emperor. But when a notorious tribal warrior sets in motion a violent uprising, Macro and Pavo find themselves caught in a desperate struggle for survival...


Arena: Barbarian (Part One of the Roman Arena Series)

Arena: Barbarian (Part One of the Roman Arena Series)

Author: Simon Scarrow

Publisher: Headline

Published: 2012-10-25

Total Pages: 99

ISBN-13: 0755398173

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The first in a series of action-packed novellas set in Ancient Rome introducing Pavo, a novice gladiator, and featuring Simon Scarrow's ongoing soldier character Optio Macro. It is AD 41. The savage Gaul Britomaris has defeated the best of the Roman gladiators in the arena. Now a young volunteer, Marcus Valerius Pavo, the son of a murdered general, has been given a month to prepare to face Britomaris in a fight which only one man can survive. He is to be trained by veteran soldier Macro, who fears for his young trainee's chances. But Pavo is motivated by more than a simple desire for victory or survival, and Britomaris may yet be facing his most dangerous opponent...


The Generals (Wellington and Napoleon 2)

The Generals (Wellington and Napoleon 2)

Author: Simon Scarrow

Publisher: Review

Published: 2008-09-04

Total Pages: 494

ISBN-13: 0755350812

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THE GENERALS is the compelling second novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Wellington and Napoleon quartet. A must read for fans of Bernard Cornwell. In the turbulent aftermath of the French Revolution Napoleon Bonaparte stands accused of treachery and corruption. His reputation is saved by his skill in leading his men to victory in Italy and Egypt. But then he must restore order in France and find peace or victory over her enemies: England - and Arthur Wellesley (the future Duke of Wellington). Wellesley is leading a vast army in India, where British interests are under threat. The campaign will result in the creation of the Raj - the jewel in the British Empire's crown. Wellesley returns to England a hardened veteran and more determined than ever to end France's domination of Europe. Both Wellesley and Napoleon intend to win - whatever the cost. Who will ultimately succeed?


Arena

Arena

Author: Simon Scarrow

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781472207395

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A thrilling new Roman novel charting the gruelling rise of gladitorial recruit Pavo by the bestselling author of THE LEGION and PRAETORIAN


Mathias

Mathias

Author: Matthew Robinson

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2016-07-20

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 1524593109

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Englands unique response to war was mind-blowing, but now that Americas comeback is almost complete Britain is in for a cruel and frightful surprise. The early days of Nicki's creation were slow and intense, but now progression is moving much faster than originally thought possible and her mechanics have proved to be far more dynamic than expected. America may have lost the recent battle, but the war has just begun. The president has blindly refused to accept defeat by creating a sneaky tactic of targeted mass destruction that he plans to unleash and once America's short lived containment is breeched, his journey for more power can continue. The downfall of Great Britain grows nearer by the day but to the sheer terror of her majesty the Queen, the Golden Phoenix is stripped of its power, leaving her enemies free to throw everything at her beloved country all at once. However, there are many forces at work, so if England is to survive the most brutal invasion of torture and savagery, they will need help from the greatest gamer that ever lived. For good reason he will not come willingly, so England are left no other choice but to bend the rules with trickery and deceit. The journey for Mathias quickly grows deeper than he ever could have imagined, as his past will unexpectedly catch up with him and reopen some slow healing wounds that are sure to cause him problems. His astonishing powers are truly pushed to breaking point and this unthinkable torture, will either make him, or break him, so can this unlikely hero bring an end to the worlds terrine, or is he simply prolonging the inevitable.


The Challenger

The Challenger

Author: Taran Matharu

Publisher: Feiwel & Friends

Published: 2020-08-11

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 1250138736

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The stakes are higher than ever in The Challenger, the second book in the Contender YA trilogy by the New York Times bestselling author of the Summoner series, Taran Matharu. The first battle is over, but the Game is just beginning... Cade Carter and his friends have survived the qualifying round of the mysterious overlords' twisted games, decimated by the loss of so many of their comrades during the fight. But they have no time to mourn, for the next round of trials is about to begin. When the group discovers that their next foe will be even more ferocious than the last, Cade leads them on a quest out into their strange new world to find anything that might give them an edge. But what they find in the wilds could prove to be even more dangerous than the impending battle... The stakes are higher than ever in this thrilling sequel to The Chosen.