A hero's quest
By: by David Grimstone
Series: Gladiator boy
Publisher: Hodder Children's
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 111
ISBN-13: 9780340970515
Subjects: Juvenile fiction; Gladiators; Decimus Rex (Fictitious character); History
Description: "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."--Global Books in print.