Author(s): David Grimstone

Early Chapter Books

When Decimus Rex is kidnapped by slave-takers and arrives at the Arena Primus, he is convinced he has the strength and determination to earn his freedom. However, in order to do this, he must outshine his fellow slaves and endure trials involving burning hot coals, hammers, spikes and combat. Throughout it all, he is under the burning eye of the trial-master Slavious Doom. For Decimus Rex, the journey to manhood has just begun. The first in a series of stories, each one containing a different trial for the young hero. The book contains an action figure and a section of the Arena of Doom to cut out. Each book also has a different gladiator game to play, and a character and a weapon profile. Check out the website www.gladiatorboy.com