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“I immensely enjoyed this foray into an uncommon theme for historical fiction…and will be seeking out other novels from this author in the future. ”
Two women. Two swords. One victor.
An action-packed tale that exposes the brutal underside of Imperial Rome, Sword of the Gladiatrix brings to life unforgettable characters and exotic settings. From the far edges of the Empire, two women come to battle on the hot sands of the arena in Nero’s Rome: Afra, scout and beast master to the Queen of Kush; and Cinnia, warrior-bard and companion to Queen Boudica of the British Iceni. Enslaved, forced to fight for their lives and the Romans’ pleasure; they seek to replace lost friendship, love, and family in each other’s arms. But the Roman arena offers only two futures: the Gate of Life for the victors or the Gate of Death for the losers.
- Title: Sword of the Gladiatrix (Gladiatrix #1)
- Author: Faith L. Justice
- Audio narrator: Corrine Davies
- Publisher: Raggedy Moon Books (May 2015)
- Library of Congress Control Number: 2020906188
- Hardback: (254 pages) $20.00, ISBN: 978-0917053214
- Trade paperback: (254 pages) $11.99, ISBN: 978-0692386491
- eBook (Kindle, epub) $3.99
- Audio book: (9 hr 40 min), ISBN: 978-0917053245
- January 7, 2017 – The Lesbian Talk Show Book Clips (author reading)
- July 28, 2015 – “Women Gladiators? Really?” at Relevant History
- July 9, 2015 – “A Day at the Arena: Pompeii” at Unshelfish
- July 8, 2915 – “Busting Gladiator Myths” at Let Them Read Books
- June 29, 2015 – “Writing Sword of the Gladiatrix: An Exercise in Frustration and Creative Breakthrough” at The Writing Desk
- June 24, 2015 – “Food in the First Century Roman Empire” at Prism Book Alliance
- June 16, 2015 – “How I Die a Dozen Deaths” at Hearts on Fire
- July 7, 2015 – Passages to the Past
- July 5, 2015 – Unusual Historicals
- June 26, 2015 – Inked Rainbow Reads
- June 25, 2015 – Wicked Faerie’s Tales and Reviews
- June 23, 2015 – Bike Book Reviews
- June 22, 2015 – Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words
- June 19, 2015 – Bayou Book Junkie
- June 18, 2015 – Amanda Stone
- June 17, 2015 – All I Want and More Books
- June 17, 2015 – Love Bytes
- June 15, 2015 – The Hat Party
Full reviews:
- August 1, 2015 – Historical Novel Society
- January 28, 2022 – Readers’ Favorite (5-stars)
- November 9, 2016 – The Lesbian Review
- October 7, 2016 – Les Do Books: 3 Historic Novels We Loved (reviewer podcast)
- May 26, 2016 – The Lesbrary
- October 28, 2015 – Novel Addiction
- August 25, 2015 – The Writing Desk
- August 17, 2015 – Molly Lolly
- July 10, 2015 – Bookramblings
- July 10, 2015 – Broken Teepee
- July 10, 2015 – Boom Baby Reviews
- July 10, 2015 – Genre Queen
- July 9, 2015 – Book Babe
- July 6, 2015 –Book Nerd
- July 2, 2015 – Svetlana’s Reads and Views
- June 26, 2015 – Inked Rainbow Reads
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