| Spartacus: Swords and Ashes | ||||
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| Author | J.M. Clements | |||
| Release Date | January 3, 2012 | |||
| Publisher | Titan Books | |||
| ISBN | 085768177X | |||
| Next Book | Spartacus: Morituri | |||
Spartacus: Swords and Ashes is a novel by J.M. Clements. It was released by Titan Books on January 3, 2012.
The Gladiator Spartacus, the new Champion of Capua, fights at the graveside of a rich man who was brutally murdered by his own slaves. Seeing an opportunity, ambitious Lanista Quintus Lentulus Batiatus plots to seize the dead man's estate.
In the Arena, blood and death are prime time entertainment, but not all battles are fought upon the sands.
Synopsis[]
Character in Order of Appearance[]
- Marcus Pelorus
- Caius Quinctius Valgus
- Marcus Porcius
- Successa
- Gaius Verres
- Medea
- Timarchides
- Spartacus
- Varro
- Oenomaus
- Lucretia
- Quintus Lentulus Batiatus
- Naevia
- Ilithyia
- Barca
- Pietros
- Bronton
- Sura
- Cycnus
- Bebryx
- Valeria
- Marcus Tullius Cicero
- Charon
- Scaeva
- Sardinian Boy
- Tiro
- Gnaeus Helva
Trivia[]
- The book was dedicated to Andy Whitfield, the actor who played Spartacus in the first season, who later died of non-hodgkin's lymphoma.
- The events of the novel take place between the episodes Shadow Games and Delicate Things.