LoveReading4Kids Says
LoveReading4Kids Says
Dido, the daring charioteer, won readers’ hearts in Race to the Death, in which she defied the rules to compete in the Circus Maximus, though disguised as a boy, escaping the wrath of Caligula to race another day with her horse Porcellus. Their second outing is just as thrilling. Still hiding from the emperor and now with a price on her head, Dido is living with her uncle in Utica, on the coast of North Africa. She and Porcellus are lying as low as they can to avoid the bounty hunters on their trail, but racing is in their blood and when fate brings her to a brand-new track and a new competition, Dido must take the reins again. With new friends, old enemies and more gorgeous, spirited horses, this is unputdownable stuff! Annelise Gray steers the plot like one of her expert charioteers, a light hand but fully in control and there’s a perfect balance between character, adventure and history. Readers will gallop through this!
Andrea Reece
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Circus Maximus: Rivals on the Track Synopsis
Dido is the only girl ever to have raced to victory at the Circus Maximus, Rome's greatest sporting arena. Now she and her beloved horse, Porcellus, are in hiding, and Emperor Caligula has put a price on their heads. Can she outwit the emperor and his bounty hunters? And will a shocking family secret stop her in her tracks, or spur her on to make a daring return, helped by a one-eyed mare with a heart as brave as her own?
Horses, history, mystery, thrilling entertainment and sensational storytelling race neck and neck through the second pulse-pounding adventure in Annelise Gray's 9 + series set in Ancient Rome.
'I loved this adventure - full of brilliant horses, and a determined heroine following her dreams against all the odds. Looking forward to discovering what's in store for them next' Pippa Funnell, MBE, three-time Equestrian Olympic medalist
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9781800240612 |
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1st September 2022 |
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Annelise Gray |
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Zephyr an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
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Paperback |
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400 pages |
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Circus Maximus |
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Press Reviews
Annelise Gray Press Reviews
Rivals on the Track is as heart-poundingly thrilling as the races in its pages. I adored it. Buckle up for the ride of your life -- Lauren St John, author of The One Dollar Horse
A thrilling blend of history, mystery and a story for horse lovers, and it stars a brilliantly bold heroine - The Week Junior
Praise for Circus Maximus: Race to the Death;
'Fantastic new historical novel that I'm reading to my daughter. She's loving it... We are hoping there's a sequel!' Dan Snow
'Rich in period detail, with a few real historical characters - its principal invention the idea that a woman might have been a charioteer - this is an involving, well characterised tale that feels original' Sunday Times, Children's Book of the Week
'Circus Maximus swept me away to ancient Rome and I didn't want to come back. What a thrilling historical adventure!' A.M. Howell, author of The Garden of Lost Secrets
'This thrilling debut is the first in a new historical series full of dazzling action, rich detail, fabulous horses and an unforgettable heroine' -- Fiona Noble, The Bookseller
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About Annelise Gray
Debut children's author Annelise Gray was born in Bermuda and moved to the UK as a child. She grew up riding horses and dreaming of becoming a writer. Circus Maximus is partly inspired by her long-held dream of seeing a female jockey win the Grand National, an outcome which exists only in the pages of fiction. After gaining a PhD in Classics from Cambridge, she worked as a researcher for authors and TV companies. She's previously published a history of the women of the Roman Empire and a crime novel set in the Roman Republic. Annelise lives with her husband in Dorset where she teaches Latin.
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