<i>Spartacus </i>is the hit TV show which combines blood-soaked action, exotic sexuality, villainy and heroism. This original novel from the world of <i>Spartacus: Blood and Sand </i>tells a brand new<br>story of blood, sex and politics set in the uncompromising, visceral world of the arena.<br><br>The gladiator Spartacus, the new Champion of Capua, fights atthe graveside of a rich man who was brutally murdered by his own slaves. Seeing an opportunity, ambitious lanista Quintus Batiatus plots to seize the dead man's estate.<br><br>In the arena blood and death are primetime entertainment. But not all battles are fought upon the sands...