Books in Gladiator Island series

Troubled teen Reed Mackenzie embarks on Ship Out, a three-month rehab program on a sailboat. But things take a sinister turn when the kids on the boat are instead taken to a mysterious island against their will. There, Reed is forced to fight for his life--but before he can plot an escape, he has to figure out who he can trust. Can Reed find true allies, and stay alive long enough to set their risky plan in motion? Some titles may contain explicit content and/or language.

Eleven-year-old Marcus Cornelius Primus has been torn from his idyllic childhood and recruited as a gladiator, facing a life of intense training governed by strict rules. As he learns what it takes to become an elite warrior, Marcus makes new friends and masters valuable skills, though he also makes a dangerous enemy who will stop at nothing to make Marcus’s life miserable. But Marcus has no intention of staying in gladiator school forever. He is determined to find his father's old commander to right the wrongs that have been done to Marcus’s family. Escape won’t be easy, with the threat of punishment and battle in the arena looming large. Yet, unbeknownst to Marcus, he carries a secret that might hold the key to his freedom and that of all of the Empire’s slaves. And if the Romans discover it, there will be no escape. Internationally bestselling author Simon Scarrow brings his considerable talents to the younger audience in this suspenseful, thrilling, and action-packed journey through Ancient Rome.

Eleven-year-old Marcus Cornelius Primus has been torn from hisidyllic childhood and recruited as a gladiator, facing a life of intensetraining governed by strict rules. As he learns what it takes to become anelite warrior, Marcus makes new friends and masters valuable skills, but healso makes a dangerous enemy who will stop at nothing to make Marcus’s lifemiserable. But Marcus has no intention of staying in gladiator schoolforever. He is determined to find his father's old commander to right thewrongs that have been done to Marcus’s family. Escape won’t be easy, with thethreat of punishment and battle in the arena looming large. Yet, unbeknownst toMarcus, he carries a secret that might hold the key to his freedom and that ofall of the Empire’s slaves. And if the Romans discover it, there will be noescape. Internationally bestselling author Simon Scarrow brings his considerabletalents to the younger audience in this suspenseful, thrilling, andaction-packed journey through the perils and delights of Ancient Rome.

As Reed and his friends consider revolting to escape the island, a traitor is sharing their plans with Gareth every step of the way. With the walls closing in on them, Reed and his allies must stay alive long enough to put their plan into motion. The War Design is Book #5 from Gladiator Island, an EPIC Press series. Some titles may contain explicit content and/or language.