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

By: Simon Scarrow, T. J. Andrews

Narrated by: David Thorpe

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...


(P)2018 Headline Publishing Group Ltd©2012 Simon Scarrow

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I dont know? I had a hard time getting in to this one. I will give the next book a chance. let's hope the next one follows through.

Paying for a great book one credit paying for a third of a book (novella) still one credit and not going to happen ever again

Novella is the term used to sell you less than you paid for while not having to say so