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The Gladiator and the Guard
A Young Adult Fantasy Novel by Annie Douglass Lima
Book 2 of the Krillonian Chronicles Series
Bensin, a teenage slave and martial artist, is just one victory away from freedom. But after he is accused of a crime he didn't commit, he is condemned to the violent life and early death of a gladiator.
While his loved ones seek desperately for a way to rescue him, Bensin struggles to stay alive and forge an identity in an environment designed to strip it from him.
When he infuriates the authorities with his choices, he knows he is running out of time. Can he stand against the cruelty of the arena system and seize his freedom before that system crushes him?
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