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Written by: Simon Scarrow, T. J. Andrews
Narrated by: David Thorpe
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ARENA is a Sunday Times bestselling novel from Simon Scarrow, author of INVICTUS, CENTURION and THE GLADIATOR, and T.J. Andrews. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell. Praise for Simon Scarrow's gripping novels: 'Ferocious and compelling' Daily Express

It is AD 41. The city of Rome is a dangerous place.

Optio Macro of the Second Legion, recently decorated for courage on the battlefield, can't wait to leave the teeming city behind. He's dismayed when he's compelled to stay in Rome to train Marcus Valerius Pavo, a young gladiatorial recruit.

Though fearless Pavo has fought for his life before, he's a novice in the arenas. But he's a driven man, with a goal dearer than survival - to avenge his father's death at the hands of a champion gladiator. Will he live to face his nemesis?

ARENA has previously been published as five separate ebook novellas. This print edition brings the complete series together.

(P)2013 Headline Publishing Group Ltd©2013 Simon Scarrow Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Thriller & Suspense Rome
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What the critics say

Praise for Simon Scarrow's novels: 'I really don't need this kind of competition... It's a great read' (Bernard Cornwell)
Scarrow's [novels] rank with the best
Ferocious and compelling
Gripping and moving
A satisfyingly bloodthirsty, bawdy romp...perfect for Bernard Cornwell addicts who will relish its historical detail and fast-paced action. Storming stuff
A Rome full of HOUSE OF CARDS treachery... Roman soldiering at its very best - even by Scarrow's high standards - in this winning chunk of historical fiction
Rollicking good fun
A fast-moving and exceptionally well-paced historical thriller
All stars
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Great narrator. Excellence in the different in the voices he uses for each character . Wonderfully entertaining . This novel is not a novel. It was released as a group of novelettes about 2-4 hours each . So the book is really a series of story’s . That being said, it was very entertaining . Although the plot , was a series of plots . One challenge after another. The narrator makes the different, all and all , I recommend this novel.

Great narrator

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