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Arena Breed
My novella, Arena Breed, comes out on Tuesday, 15 April! Check it out: http://fantasticfictionpublishing.com...
The story is set in the late Roman Empire, in Carnuntum (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnuntum). I was inspired to use this setting after reading about the 2011 finding of a large gladiatorial school in the location. Arena Breed involves two gladiators, Avitus the male secutor, and Faustina, the female Persian retiarius. In researching gladiators for the novella, I found conflicting information about the topic, and many sources only talk about what would later become known as the Colosseum. But I did read that female gladiators, though rare, did exist. Avitus and Gratianus find themselves forced to stay in the villa of Gratianus and Paula, an infamous and wealthy couple in Carnuntum.
The story is set in the late Roman Empire, in Carnuntum (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnuntum). I was inspired to use this setting after reading about the 2011 finding of a large gladiatorial school in the location. Arena Breed involves two gladiators, Avitus the male secutor, and Faustina, the female Persian retiarius. In researching gladiators for the novella, I found conflicting information about the topic, and many sources only talk about what would later become known as the Colosseum. But I did read that female gladiators, though rare, did exist. Avitus and Gratianus find themselves forced to stay in the villa of Gratianus and Paula, an infamous and wealthy couple in Carnuntum.
Arena Breed Sample
Sample the first 25% of my novella, Arena Breed, at Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...
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