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Simon Scarrow will do for boy gladiators what JK Rowling did for boy wizards. (waterstones.com )
Hogwarts meets Rome (Telegraph )
Hogwarts meets Rome (Telegraph )
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Simon Scarrow will do for boy gladiators what JK Rowling did for boy wizards. waterstones.com Hogwarts meets Rome Telegraph
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13 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
So i can see that already there are 2 reviews that show that people really pay no attention what so ever, and without a neon sign stating information they are lost, and its all "someone else's fault"
Point 1:
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 804 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
#21 in Books > Children's Books > Fiction > Adventure
See the bit where it states Childrens book?
Also point 2:
Publisher: Puffin (2 Feb 2012)
The very very famous Childrens publisher
Finally point 3:
The cover with the picture of the Kid on it!!
So i think my point is made.
But all of that can still be thrown away as irrelevant because this like book 1 of the series is a fantastic read, full of Simon Scarrows excellent research, powerful writing, descriptive skill, and story telling ability.
of the last 5 books Simon has written i would list them in order of excellence
1: Praetorian
2: Gladiator: Street Fighter
3: Gladiator: Fight for Freedom
4: The Legion
5: The Gladiator
The so called childrens books are every bit as good and better than most of the latest eagles books (and im 40). Each character is written just right for its own age, Simon has captured the younger Marcus perfectly, seeing not only the lacking of youth, but also adding in the streets smarts and ruthlessness that would have to exist in a boy this age in ancient Rome.
I think every part of this book is brilliant.
Highly recommended
(Parm)
Point 1:
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 804 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
#21 in Books > Children's Books > Fiction > Adventure
See the bit where it states Childrens book?
Also point 2:
Publisher: Puffin (2 Feb 2012)
The very very famous Childrens publisher
Finally point 3:
The cover with the picture of the Kid on it!!
So i think my point is made.
But all of that can still be thrown away as irrelevant because this like book 1 of the series is a fantastic read, full of Simon Scarrows excellent research, powerful writing, descriptive skill, and story telling ability.
of the last 5 books Simon has written i would list them in order of excellence
1: Praetorian
2: Gladiator: Street Fighter
3: Gladiator: Fight for Freedom
4: The Legion
5: The Gladiator
The so called childrens books are every bit as good and better than most of the latest eagles books (and im 40). Each character is written just right for its own age, Simon has captured the younger Marcus perfectly, seeing not only the lacking of youth, but also adding in the streets smarts and ruthlessness that would have to exist in a boy this age in ancient Rome.
I think every part of this book is brilliant.
Highly recommended
(Parm)
26 of 33 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Wow, the book isn't even out and I get two five star reviews warning people not to buy it. That's a first. It's possible that some readers may not know that Puffin is a childrens' publisher, and they might miss the cover which clearly has a young teen depicted. However, I am can assure you that very many adult readers have enjoyed the first book and will not doubt enjoy this one. In the same way that other, rather more successful, kids' books reach a crossover audience, e.g. - off the top of my head - Harry Potter. I do find it depressing that people draw boundaries like this. One of the best books I have read recently is Private Peaceful. So, a little less prejudice and a more open mind might just deliver new pleasures, chaps.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
This picks up soon after the end of the first novel, Marcus is now part of Caesar's household and is trained to fight with a selection of deadly weapons including knuckle dusters and wooden clubs and also his bare hands. The training is brutal as he must punch a solid wooden block over and over whilst wearing the knuckle dusters but he is also a favourite of Caesar as he saved his niece's life and in this novel saves Caesar's life more than once.
As Caesar makes his move to strengthen his power in Rome tensions rise in the senate and the streets of Rome soon follow resulting in gang war to break out. This leads to Caesar's life being under threat and it becomes extremely dangerous for him to venture further than his front doorstep. But as a man who seeks favour from the people of Rome Caesar can't look weak in front of them by hiding in his villa, so he must attend to his duties as usual. As this goes on Marcus, who desperately seeks his freedom sees his opportunity at gaining enough favour from Caesar to earn his freedom. He proposes to go undercover in one of the enemy gangs and will then report anything significant back to Caesar. Then the adventure begins and also the action ending in a exiting but bloody ending.
I finished the book in a few hours and I have a terrible attention span so it goes to show how gripping this book is, there was always battles being fought whether it was in the senate or on the streets of Rome. Marcus turns from a innocent boy to being forced to fight into a deadly, brutal fighter and the change is extremely interesting. I found this book absolutely amazing just as the first one was and I can't wait for the third in 2013. :)
As Caesar makes his move to strengthen his power in Rome tensions rise in the senate and the streets of Rome soon follow resulting in gang war to break out. This leads to Caesar's life being under threat and it becomes extremely dangerous for him to venture further than his front doorstep. But as a man who seeks favour from the people of Rome Caesar can't look weak in front of them by hiding in his villa, so he must attend to his duties as usual. As this goes on Marcus, who desperately seeks his freedom sees his opportunity at gaining enough favour from Caesar to earn his freedom. He proposes to go undercover in one of the enemy gangs and will then report anything significant back to Caesar. Then the adventure begins and also the action ending in a exiting but bloody ending.
I finished the book in a few hours and I have a terrible attention span so it goes to show how gripping this book is, there was always battles being fought whether it was in the senate or on the streets of Rome. Marcus turns from a innocent boy to being forced to fight into a deadly, brutal fighter and the change is extremely interesting. I found this book absolutely amazing just as the first one was and I can't wait for the third in 2013. :)
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Childrens' book???? Now you tell me!
As a (very) mature reader who loves most historical fiction and especially that set around Roman times (Scarrow's Macro & Cato series, Iggulden, Ben Kane etc etc) - think I must... Read more
Published 1 month ago by M. Fisher
gladiator street fighter
another good story by simon scarrow flows along with great ease he has a good brain and all his story telling has great spirt
Published 1 month ago by hoursum
Boys own adventures in Ancient Rome
My two boys aged 7 and 8 love their bedtime stories. This book has been their favourite from the past year. Read more
Published 1 month ago by hongkongphooey
gladiator street fighter
a really great read.I had already read the sequel to this book and really enjoyed it so had to buy this one and wasnt dissapointed. Read more
Published 1 month ago by karlg
Yes Mr. Scarrow
Puffin is childrens publisher but as Amazon does not mention the name of the puplisher on the sales page knowing this is little help. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Richard William Holman
Gladiator: Street Fighter
The continuing story of this young swordsman carries on where the initial left off, carrying the reader into the interplay of Roman families where corruption and betrayel are ever... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mr. Norman Rose
better than book 1
I was not very impressed by Scarrow's first outing into children's fiction as I thought it was a very watered down attempt to write his normally excellent adult stories for the... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Trollman
Gladiator: Street Fighter
This is the sequel to the bestselling 'Gladiator: Fight For Freedom' and is the second book in the series. Read more
Published 3 months ago by SJH @ A Dream of Books
Glad I'm still a kid!
Maybe I'm the oldest kid around but I loved this book!
I recently gave Simon Scarrow a measly 3 stars for the latest Macro & Cato as I didn't think it was as good as the... Read more
I recently gave Simon Scarrow a measly 3 stars for the latest Macro & Cato as I didn't think it was as good as the... Read more
Published 3 months ago by nixlyn
Can't wait for next 'Marcus' instalment!
I am a big Simon Scarrow fan and I picked the original Gladiator 'Fight for freedom' book purely to add to my extensive 'Scarrow' collection and not really expecting to class it as... Read more
Published 3 months ago by steve47005
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