Captured and sold into slavery, Decimus Rex is trained to fight as a gladiator in the infamous Arena. Our young hero must take on the might of Rome in order to survive.

The Rebels' Assault
Decimus Rex has escaped Arena Primus in the company of a fellow slave, Olu Umbika. Together, they manage to board a slave ship and sail away from the trials and Slavious Doom. But can they rescue four friends they left behind?

Rescue Mission
Decimus Rex is once more back in the clutches of the evil Slavious Doom. Tasked with entering the catacombs beneath the arena to bring back the fabled Blade of Fire, Decimus immediately demands the release of all his friends in return for agreeing to take on the mission. Doom, however, has other plans ...

The Blade of Fire
Decimus Rex is fighting his way through the perilous maze beneath the arena to locate the blade of fire, a legendary sword that Doom is intent upon possessing. But before he can retrieve the sword, Decimus must first rescue his friends. Will he save them, or is his time about to run out?

This is volume 2 in Gladiator Boy .

This book has been graded for interest at 7-9 years.

There are 320 pages in this book. This book was published 2014 by Hodder & Stoughton General Division .

David Grimstone was born in Margate on 25th January 1978. When he was a boy, he was often accused of daydreaming and `drifting off` during classes. He once let in five goals during a PE football match because he thought he`d seen a sparrow-hawk and went to investigate. The only two lessons he loved at school were English and History. David lives in Kent with his wife, Chiara, and their son Sebastian.