Reviews

• "A great debut that shines an entirely new light on the glory and the bloodshed of the Roman arena. Whitfield paints a vivid picture of the fights and the passions of women combatants. It's exciting stuff, with well rounded characters, nail-biting duels to the death and vividly depicted settings. Gladiatrix makes Gladiator look very tame indeed!"

  Simon Scarrow

• "Russ Whitfield is a natural storyteller. He delivers breathtaking surprises as he weaves gripping scenes of combat with vivid interludes that reveal the underside of Roman life. His Lysandra is a heroine you won't forget; whether being mulish or noble, she is always engaging."

  Donna Gillespie - Donna Gillespie's "The Light Bearer" is widely regarded as one greatest historical novels of the 20th century www.donnagillespie.net

• "What a brilliant novel! Whitfield has taken one of history's curiosities -- the role of the female gladiator -- and woven from it a savage and splendid tale of the Roman arena... a tale that, once sampled, cannot be easily forgotten."

  Scott Oden - Author of the critically-acclaimed novels Men of Bronze, an epic set amid the splendor and ruin of 26th dynasty Egypt, and Memnon, which chronicles the rise and fall of Memnon of Rhodes www.scottoden.com