Circus Maximus, Brian Stewart
Circus Maximus, Brian Stewart
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Circus Maximus
A Donkey Ollie Adventures

Author: Brian Stewart

Narrator: Sidney Stewart

Unabridged: 2 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/05/2023


Synopsis

Donkey Ollie's brothers leave Farmer John's small farm to join a gang of marauding donkeys. They are captured while raiding a farm for carrots. Donkey Ollie leaves to find them and end up being captured as well and sent to the Roman Coliseum to fight in the ring with the Lions. Rupert the Raven, Donkey Ollie's best friend flies around asking questions and finds out where him friends were taken. He organizes a rescue team lead by Donkey Ollie's friend Jehu. They all go to Rome, hoping they still have time to save the donkeys. This Donkey Ollie Adventure introduces new characters: Hannibal, Theopoliis, Smoothfeather and shows what it is like to stand before an Emperor and speak out for truth and justice.

Reviews

Goodreads review by bookishcharli on February 02, 2022

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

Goodreads review by Tim on October 22, 2022

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

Goodreads review by Sifa on February 01, 2022

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

Goodreads review by A.M. on March 13, 2024

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

Goodreads review by Annarella on February 07, 2022

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