LoveReading4Kids Says
LoveReading4Kids Says
April 2023 Book of the Month
Dido, star of the Circus Maximus series gallops back for a new adventure and it is every bit as thrilling as we’ve come to expect.
Book three sees her journey back to Rome, still ruled by Emperor Caligula, who remains her enemy and is now more cruel, more erratic than ever. Despite the danger, Dido is determined to go to find and bring home her cousin Abibaal, who is rumoured to have joined the Greens, the emperor’s chariot racing team.
She is too old now to pass for a boy, but fate sees her competing in the Circus Maximus a final time, the stakes higher than ever. As she races the Four Winds team, against Caligula himself, it’s a trick inherited from her mother that saves her life.
Dido and the horses she loves have won their places in readers’ hearts, the series’ mix of history and cracking good adventure story making them clear favourites every time. We get particularly close to Caligula in this episode and it’s memorable stuff; as far as Roman history goes, these are virtually unbeatable.
Andrea Reece
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Circus Maximus: Rider of the Storm Synopsis
Dido gallops headlong into her third adventure, following her escapades in the riveting and action-packed Race to the Death and Rivals on the Track. Dido is reconciled to leaving the racing track and staying at home to train horses with Scorpus and Parmenion.
But a storm is brewing. It brings with it a fiery black stallion, uncannily like Dido's beloved Porcellus. Word arrives from Rome that her cousin, Abibaal, a talented young charioteer, has been recruited to compete for the evil emperor, Caligula. To save Abibaal, Dido must return to the great Circus Maximus track where she once drove to glory herself, confront her enemy Caligula, and face the toughest, most dangerous race of her life.
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9781803281070 |
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14th September 2023 |
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Annelise Gray |
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Head of Zeus |
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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
Praise for The Circus Maximus series:
'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
'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
'Lovers of history, horses and heart-stopping adventure will be gripped by this action-packed and fast-paced read which will sweep you off your feet, leave you breathless and wanting to know more of the history behind the fiction' Armadillo
'Fantastic new historical novel that I'm reading to my daughter. She's loving it... We are hoping there's a sequel!' - Dan Snow.
'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
'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
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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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