Arena

Ancient Rome provides the setting for the gripping story of the champion gladiator Pavo, trained to kill, and a pawn in the games of the powerful and ambitious.

Pavo's journey begins when he encounters the Roman soldier Macro, who has been charged with his training. Bonds of friendship develop between the two men, both aware that their fates depend not only on Pavo's skills in the arena but also on the whims of powerful and ruthless senators. Can Pavo survive to fulfil his most cherished goal - revenge for the murder of his father at the hands of a champion gladiator?

Simon Scarrow is a Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author. His bestsellers include eleven novels featuring Roman soldiers Macro and Cato, with the latest, THE BLOOD CROWS, to be published in October 2013, following, most recently, PRAETORIAN and THE LEGION. He is the author of several other bestselling historical novels, including SWORD AND SCIMITAR, about the 1565 Siege of Malta, and a series of novels about the lives of the Duke of Wellington and Napoleon Bonaparte - YOUNG BLOODS, THE GENERALS, FIRE AND SWORD and THE FIELDS OF DEATH. Simon's novels have been published in the USA and in translation all around the world.