David Grimstone

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. A Hero's Quest When Decimus Rex arrives at Arena Primus, he must endure trials involving burning hot coals, hammers, spikes and combat. The journey to manhood has begun... Escape From Evil In the dreaded Arena of Doom, Decimus faces a race over burning hot coals and violent hand-to-hand combat with a fellow slave. Surely life can't get any more difficult than this? Stowaway Slaves Decimus Rex has escaped Arena Primus in the company of a fellow slave, Olu Umbika. Together, the pair have managed to do what no one else has ever done - flee the clutches of Slavious Doom. As expected, the overlord is furious and demands their immediate capture.

Into the arena. Collection 1

Gladiator Boy

Five old friends, one dangerous new enemy ... and a voice from beyond the grave! Battle in the East is the second series of Gladiator Boy books - all as gripping and thrilling as the first series and bound to follow in its successful steps!

The Golden Warrior

Having escaped the dreaded water maze, the five friends now have a new enemy - they are being hunted by three ninjas - the most deadly warriors in Japan. But Decimus Rex and his friends won't give in that easily. The battle to survive is on once again

Gladiator Boy Vs the Three Ninjas

The Golem Army

The White Snake

Decimus Rex and his four friends sail to China on the trail of the Golden Warrior and in search of Teo. But they are captured by the King of Yelang and imprisoned in his Water Maze What connections does the King have with Slavious Doom and will they ever escape?

Gladiator Boy Vs the Raging Torrent

School friends Jake, Kellogg, Lemon, Fatyak and Rufus, self-named The Outcasts are in possession of government organisation, The Reach's most powerful weapon: an ancient cylinder containing a live thunderbolt. The Reach want it back, and they are willing to kidnap one of the friends to get it, but The Outcasts won't stand by and watch. Instead, they hijack a van and head to Drake Manor - the house where The Reach get their orders. Inside the eerie manor, it's a fight to the end, as The Outcasts demand to know why they still have out uncontrollable superpowers. But all to soon, the friends realise this house is full of secrets. Could this be be the house of the ancient Gods themselves? If so, will the group be able to defeat Zeus, the one known in ancient mythology as the God of Thunder ...

Book 3

Outcasts: Destiny

Meet Decimus Rex, who has been kidnapped by slave-takers and taken to an arena in Rome. Decimus is intent on escaping from captivity, and knows he must outshine his fellow slaves and endure the trials set before him: crossing burning coals, hammers, spikes, and hand-to-hand combat. He never gives up his hope of escape . . . if he only knew that this is just the beginning of his troubles.

A Hero's Quest #1

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 now their four friends are being used as bait to get them to return. Decimus and Olu must reach the Suvius Tower to rescue their friends before they get captured themselves!

The Rebels' Assault #4

Self-named The Outcasts; Jake (Dealmo) and his friends Kellogg, Lemon and Fatyak like to spend their spare time playing role playing games. But things are about to get a little more interesting ... Armed with new superpowers, the friends are on a mission to stop a ruthless organisation from ruining the world. This time, it's God of the Sky, Zeus's Thunderbolt they must save. But will their superpowers be enough to win the battle ... and tame the storm...

Book 2

Outcasts: Thunderbolt

Decimus Rex and Olu Umbika have managed to do what no one else has ever doneÑflee the clutches of Slavious Doom. As expected, the overlord is furious, demands their immediate capture, and sends out a search party to find them. From the wild dogs running riot in the sewers, to the soldiers scouring the towns above, it seems only a matter of time before the boys are caught.

Stowaway Slaves #3

James de la Rue

Decimus finally finds the children that vanished from nearby towns. Whilst the missing kids face mortal danger, Decimus and his friends must first overcome the demons lurking within the screaming void. But even if they defeat these fearful monsters - can they survive a battle against the undefeated clone warriors?

Gladiator Boy Vs the Clone Warriors

Our hero returns home expecting peace, only to face his worst nightmare. An old enemy has returned and will stop at nothing in his quest for power. But when he kidnaps Decimus' parents and captures his friends, Decimus is forced to go and face his only undefeated enemy yet. Is Decimus really the hero that everyone says?

Gladiator Boy Vs the Ultimate Evil

Captured by slave-takers, Decimus Rex is forced to endure a series of trials in the dreaded Arena of Doom. With his five cellmates, Decimus faces a race over burning hot coals. He is then forced into violent hand-to-hand combat with a fellow slave. Escaping this dreaded fate is the only thing keeping Decimus going.

Escape from Evil #2

Five old friends return home expecting peace, only to face their worst nightmare yet.

Gladiator Boy Vs the Screaming Void

Gladiator Boy Vs the Insane Fury

Charles Dickens

Catherine Law

Matthew Munson

John Mount

Alice Olivia Scarlett

David Chitty

Rebecca Delphine

J A DuMairier

Luke Edley

Rosie Escott

Kirsty Louise Farley

Ghillie

Janet Gogerty

Maggie Harris

Roger Jefferies

Sam Kaye

Lannah Marshall

Seb Reilly

Connor Sansby

James Souze

Sarah Tait

Stephanie Upton

A handpicked collection of some of the finest short stories by the authors of Thanet, edited by Alice Olivia Scarlett and with a foreword by David Lee Stone. Dealing with family and belonging, outsiders and outcasts, this anthology is the voice of Thanet's writing community. Some of the stories are mournful. Some are grotesque, some are funny, some are magical. Each one has something to say. Welcome to Shoal.

David Grimstone

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