Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!CALA-MUZIK!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!newshub.sdsu.edu!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!local01.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.comcast.com!news.comcast.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2005 16:03:24 -0600 From: "Taurus33" Newsgroups: japan.books Subject: New Novel of Ancient Rome Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 17:03:23 -0500 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Message-ID: Lines: 31 NNTP-Posting-Host: 66.176.75.199 X-Trace: sv3-CjivmQaGlM11Ct0eLT1gKcHKUmRmq/Mh2ffCJT5LteMrzaltQBRRXn4DA/RJN29a18FpK6apDnlgBWG!qAqUvrbbCx/397wrZYfadQdPt4lsQ9FdnxNBo4QNdAw18XPPnV5DR0hIz1pmsrX3c/urIbxqcNTV!jaY= X-Complaints-To: abuse@comcast.net X-DMCA-Complaints-To: dmca@comcast.net X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.32 Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org japan.books:450 Here’s something that might interest anyone in the mood for a new novel of ancient Rome… "Sand of the Arena," Book One of the new Gladiators of the Empire series by James Duffy, has just been released by McBooks Press. It's a realistic look at life and death in the gladiator training camps and arenas of the Empire in the 1st Century AD. The story follows the life of Quintus Honorius Romanus as he struggles to overcome the loss of his family and the loss of his identity to a scheming slave. The epic adventure sends Quintus across the Empire in search of a new life and a new family. He finds both in the gladiatorial schools and arenas of Britannia, Pompeii, and Rome. The book has received a great deal of praise from other ancient world authors, such as John Maddox Roberts (“…an exciting, thrilling novel… an extraordinary knowledge of the world of the Roman arena…”) and Nicolas Nicastro (“…an action-packed, head spinning ride… his affection for his gladiators shines through on every page..”). It also has a 5-star review average at Amazon. Future books in the series will follow Quintus and his ludus comrades in adventures set against the historical events that helped shape the early Roman Empire. For more information on "Sand of the Arena," and to listen to audio excerpts, visit: www.GladiatorsOfTheEmpire.com You can view a :30 sec. video trailer for the book at: www.JamesDuffy.info/TVSpot/SandSpot.wmv