{"product_id":"9781803281070","title":"Circus Maximus: Rider of the Storm : An Ancient Roman adventure","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Gray, Annelise \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAdventure stories (Children's \/ Teenage)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 14 September 2023 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (Zephyr) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Circus Maximus' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 400 pages\u003cbr\u003e198 x 129 x 24 | 272g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDido gallops headlong into her third adventure, following her escapades in the riveting and action-packed Race to the Death and Rivals on the Track.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDido 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWord 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. For 9+.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'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, on Race to the Death\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cobham Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55490755101058,"sku":"9781803281070","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/4567\/2367\/files\/9781803281070.jpg?v=1753733575","url":"https:\/\/www.cobhambooks.pro\/products\/9781803281070","provider":"Cobham Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}