About this book
Arena (2013) is the first of Simon Scarrow's serialized-then-collected adventures co-written with T. J. Andrews, following a young gladiator in the Roman arena. Originally published as connected ebook novellas before being compiled into one 392-page novel, it followed The Sword and the Scimitar in his bibliography.
Key facts about Arena
Arena is a book by Simon Scarrow and T. J. Andrews. Readers have had it since 2013. It runs to 392 pages.
Our list holds 1 edition of Arena. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781472207616 to find the main one.
Simon Scarrow has 43 books in our catalogue. 35 of them belong to a series, while 8 stand alone. All 43 are out now. Other books by Simon Scarrow on file include Tyrant of Rome (2025), A Death in Berlin (2025), Revenge of Rome (2024) and Rebellion (2023).
Before this one, The Sword and the Scimitar came out in 2012. After it came Gladiator: Vengeance in 2014. It is one of 3 Simon Scarrow books dated 2013. Since then, our list has added 22 more books by Simon Scarrow.
Simon Scarrow has 4 series on file, such as Eagles of the Empire, The Wellington and Napoleon Quartet and Gladiator. Those series sit on our historical fiction, young adult historical fiction and historical thriller shelves. Meanwhile, Warlord of Britannia is the latest published Simon Scarrow book on file, from 21 May 2026.
About Simon Scarrow
Simon Scarrow is a British author of historical military fiction, best known for the Eagle series (also published as the Eagles of the Empire), which follows two Roman soldiers, the freeborn officer Macro and the well-born but initially inexperienced Cato, through campaigns across the early Roman Empire, beginning with the invasion of Britain in Under the Eagle. See every Simon Scarrow book in order.
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781472207616