: Livingston creates a detailed version of ancient Rome, blending historical figures like Cleopatra and Julius Caesar with fictional gladiatorial combat.
: Fans of Sarah J. Maas, Cinda Williams Chima, or the Gladiator movie aesthetic. Desafiante - Lesley Livingston.epub
: Her relationship with Cai, a young Roman soldier, is tested as power struggles within the Empire threaten to tear them apart. : Livingston creates a detailed version of ancient
The book titled (known in Spanish editions as Desafiante ) is the high-stakes second installment in the Valiant trilogy by Lesley Livingston . This Young Adult historical fantasy continues the journey of Fallon, a Celtic princess turned gladiatrix in ancient Rome. Core Premise & Plot : Her relationship with Cai, a young Roman
Reviewers and critics, such as those at Booklist and Publishers Weekly, highlight several strengths of the series:
: Fallon and her fellow warrior sisters are thrust into a brutal rivalry with a competing gladiator academy.
Picking up after the events of The Valiant , Fallon has earned her place as a champion in Caesar’s gladiatorial arena. However, her hard-won victory brings new dangers as she becomes a target for Caesar’s political enemies.
