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Author
Series
Time warp trio series volume 9
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Joe, Fred, and Sam demonstrate some of their favorite professional wrestling moves, including the "Time Warp Trio Blind Ninja Smackdown," when they're transported to ancient Rome and forced to fight as gladiators in the Colosseum.
Author
Series
Roman mysteries volume 8
Pub. Date
2006, 2004.
Language
English
Description
Suspecting their friend Jonathan is alive, Flavia, Nubia, and Lupus go to Rome for the Colosseum Games, facing wild beasts, criminals, conspirators, and gladiators, and where Nubia is called upon to make a terrible choice.
Author
Series
Crosstime traffic volume 5
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Security police in a future society shut down a game shop called The Gladiator when they discover that it is selling games that teach counterrevolutionary capitalist principles to the populace.
Author
Series
Gladiator volume 1
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
After Marcus Cornelius Primus's father is murdered and his mother kidnapped and enslaved, Marcus is forced to fight as a gladiator, enduring brutal training while he secretly plots to avenge his father's death and rescue his mother.
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Series
Language
English
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The novel follows half-demon foundling Gard from a pastoral childhood punctuated with vicious raids by the savage Riders. Gard's willingness to kill in self-defense leads to a career as gladiator and sex slave under the insatiable Lady Pirihine and his training as a powerful mage, all contrasted with and eventually tied into the Gospel-like story of the Star, a John the Baptist?like figure, and the Child, a young girl who becomes a saint.
Author
Series
Set fire to the gods novels volume 1
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Avatar: The Last Airbender meets Gladiator in the first book in this epic fantasy duology in which two warriors must decide where their loyalties lie as an ancient war between immortals threatens humanity."--Provided by publisher.
8) Invictus
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Language
English
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Farway Gaius McCarthy is the son of a time traveler from 2354 AD and a gladiator living in ancient Rome. His very existence defies the laws of nature. All he's ever wanted was to explore history for himself, but after failing his entrance exam into the government program, Far will have to settle for a position on the black market: captaining a time-traveling crew to steal valuables from the past. During a routine heist on the sinking Titanic, Far...
9) Colosseum
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"In this book, early fluent readers will marvel at the Colosseum while learning about its history, location, uses, and architecture. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about the landmark's cultural history. A Take a Look! infographic aids understanding, sidebars present interesting, supplementary information, and an At a Glance recap offers a map and quick stats on the landmark. Children...
11) I am Spartapuss
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Series
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Spartapuss, a ginger cat, is comfortable managing Rome's finest bath and spa until he's arrested and imprisoned by Catligula, the Emperor's heir, and thrown into gladiator school where he must fight or die.
Author
Series
Ranger in time volume 2
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The mysterious box that Ranger the golden retriever found in the garden transports him back to first century Rome, where he must rescue Marcus, a young servant boy, and Quintus, a volunteer gladiator, from the brutal world of the Colosseum.
Author
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Description
Marking the year of his ninetieth birthday, one of the masters of contemporary poetry presents his ninth collection. Stanley Kunitz, recipient of both the Pulitzer and the Bollingen Prizes, here gathers a rich selection of his work, including new poems that remind us of his prefatory statement: "Art is that chalice into which we pour the wine of transcendence." Nearly all the poems of his later years, beginning with The Testing Tree (1971), are included,...
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Do you ever wonder how you woke up one day with all the responsibilities of a grown-up who secretly enjoys going to Costco, can no longer recognize the tween celebrities on the magazines at checkout, but is still surprised when a Starbucks Barista calls you "ma'am"--because your inside self is frozen in time from about twenty years ago? So does Lisa-Jo Baker. Welcome to the middle! In these intimate reflections on midlife, Lisa-Jo Baker invites women...
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