Circus Maximus
A Donkey Ollie Adventures

Rivals on the Track is the follow up to the wonderful Race to the Death and our favourite horse girl, Dido, is back in action! As you may have remembered poor Dido had been kept hostage, along with Porcellus her beautiful horse, by the emperor Caligula. She’s been hiding out at her uncle’s stable b......more

Dit deel was, helaas, toch duidelijk een beetje minder dan het eerste boek. Op het einde was ik eigenlijk tamelijk verrast, want ik dacht eigenlijk dat deze reeks langer ging duren, maar zo te merken zit het er na twee boeken al op. In elk geval is het een afgesloten einde, en daar ben ik wel blij me......more

RIVALS ON THE TRACK is another fabulous historical middle grade adventure set in the Roman racing world. Dido has escaped the emperor, but he's sent bounty hunters after her. But trying to lie low on her uncle's stables isn't easy when old foes are stealing from them, so it's time to head onto the t......more

I didn't know where this series could go next, but the sequel was a quick and thrilling read! The historical characters don't make an appearance in this one, with the exception of a few drop-ins by Cassius Chaerea. Rivals on the Track takes place entirely in Carthage, where a (fictional) circus ring......more

I didn't read the first book in this series but I thoroughly enjoyed this one. Dido is fleshed out characters and the I liked the plot and the vivid historical background. The name of the horse made me laugh and I'm wondering why a horse was named "pig" (that's the translation of Porcellus from latin......more