The Impossible Gladiator: Join the Time Keys on their Roman adventure!
About this ebook
A. F. Steadman, bestselling author of Skandar
The action adventure of Gladiator meets the time travel of Doctor Who in the third title of this blockbusting epic series by bestselling award-winner M. G. Leonard. Perfect for fans of Hunt for the Golden Scarab, Beetle Boy and the Adventures on Trains series. Illustrated throughout in black and white by Manuel Šumberac.
Sim, Jeopardy and Nelson are enjoying an amazing holiday in Rome, until they they are swept up in the mysterious disappearance of world-famous illusionist Kinetic. He vanished during a live, broadcast illusion in Rome's famous Colosseum, but he never reappeared. When Kinetic’s sister finds a strange description of a Roman gladiator in a history book who sounds uncannily like her brother, the friends are determined to help.
They travel through secret time doors to the spectacular – and deadly – Colosseum in 80 CE. Facing fierce gladiators, rhinos, hungry lions, and the ruthless Chairman of the Council of Keys, Kane Wolfe, can the brave trio survive the ancient games and bring Kinetic – and themselves – back to their own time?
The Impossible Gladiator can be read as a stand-alone novel, or enjoyed as part of the thrilling Time Keys series written by M. G. Leonard. Follow Sim, Jeopardy and Nelson's adventures in the first adventure in the series in Ancient Egypt, Hunt for the Golden Scarab, and the second in Viking Norway, The Legend of Viking Thunder.
Praise for the series:
'Classic and fresh – a breathtaking adventure.' – Eoin Colfer, bestselling author of Artemis Fowl
'A spellbinding, seat-of-the-pants adventure . . . fabulous, fast-paced and thrilling.' – Jonathan Stroud
'A note-perfect, time-travelling blockbuster.' – Jack Meggitt-Phillips, bestselling author of The Beast and the Bethany
'Fast, dramatic, exciting' – Hannah Gold
About the author
M. G. Leonard has made up stories since she was a little girl but back then people called them fibs or tall tales, so she didn’t think to write them down. After a successful career in the music industry and the arts, she finally dared to put pen to paper. Her inventive stories about beetles, birds, and trains are hugely popular. Her books have been translated into over forty languages and won many awards. In this, her most ambitious series yet, M. G. Leonard combines her passion for music, love of history, and instinct for adventure, to bring readers the Time Keys books.
Manuel Šumberac is a Croatian based illustrator and animator. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb where he was drawn towards the fascinating world of illustration. His work has been published and recognized in numerous book illustrations and covers, including The Dalemark Quartet, Orphans of the Tide, The Night Before Christmas and Steampunk Frankenstein, among many others. Manuel creates his illustrations using digital techniques combined with traditional media.
