Gladiator Clash

Name: Gladiator Clash
Brand: Harper UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Chris Blake
ISBN: 9780007558865

Author: Chris Blake

Series: Time Hunters #1

Narrator: Oliver J Hembrough

Unabridged: 1 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 02/27/2014

Categories: Children's Fiction, Action & Adventure Stories, Children's Humor, Historical Stories, Fairy Tales

Synopsis

Join Tom on an incredible treasure hunt through time and battle history’s mightiest warriors. The first book in a new time-travelling series – perfect for fans of Beast Quest. When ten-year-old Tom accidentally smashes a statue in a museum he releases Isis, a young Egyptian mummy who has been imprisoned for thousands of years. To break an ancient curse, the duo must travel back in time to find six hidden amulets – battling Gladiators, Knights, Greeks, Vikings, Pirates and Egyptian Warriors! On Tom and Isis’s first adventure they arrive in Ancient Rome. To find the amulet they will have to fight the fiercest gladiator who ever lived! FREE collectable Gaming Cards and fascinating facts with every book!

Reviews

Goodreads review by Eloise on August 11, 2024

My 5 year old son enjoyed hearing this over a few bedtimes. Very satisfying to read out loud! He went and got the next one in the series from the library the next day.......more

Goodreads review by Jenny on August 09, 2014

Promising series for emerging readers, will be popular with Beast Quest fans (it's about the same reading level as the Beast Quest and Rainbow Magic books). The series takes the children to various points in history and there are facts about the period in the back which is another plus point. I thin......more

Goodreads review by Sean on April 29, 2018

Boy releases young Egyptian girl trapped in a statue for thousands of years and they need to go on different quests to recover amulets -the beginning of a series with some humorous moments, it does feel a little calculated and lacks somewhat in actually feeling for the characters, but it was an ok a......more

Goodreads review by Ben on November 17, 2014

Best book ever......more

Goodreads review by Karen on May 18, 2024

This was an interesting and pacy read , with time travel, a mummy brought to life by a modern boy in a museum and found to be a princess ( and her cat) incarcerated by Anubis as a punishment … Soon the quest unravels and the duo are off to Ancient Rome and ( hooray) a gladiatorial fight! I’m interest......more

Quotes

“I thought it was epic. I really enjoyed it. It was really exciting and I loved the adventure.” Sam, aged 8. “Fascinating! Cool, good and easy to read.” Lauren, aged 8. “I read it in one afternoon because I liked it so much.” Noah, aged 7.