The Valiant

By Lesley Livingston

Book Overview

Princess. Captive. Gladiator. Always a Warrior.

Fallon is the daughter of a proud Celtic king and the younger sister of the legendary fighter Sorcha. When Fallon was just a child, Sorcha was killed by the armies of Julius Caesar.

On the eve of her seventeenth birthday, Fallon is excited to follow in her sister's footsteps and earn her place in her father's war band. She never gets the chance.

Fallon is captured and sold to an elite training school for female gladiators--owned by none other than Julius Caesar himself. In a cruel twist of fate, the man who destroyed Fallon's family might be her only hope of survival.

Now, Fallon must overcome vicious rivalries, deadly fights in and out of the arena, and perhaps the most dangerous threat of all: her irresistible feelings for Cai, a young Roman soldier and her sworn enemy.

A richly imagined fantasy for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Cinda Williams Chima, The Valiant recounts Fallon's gripping journey from fierce Celtic princess to legendary gladiator and darling of the Roman empire.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0448493799
• ISBN13: 9780448493794
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Razorbill
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.4" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

I first read this book when I was in middle school and I ate it up.

I loved it so much. The MFC is strong and brave and I love her with my whole heart. She’s someone u can place yourself into. I loved all the details and each small storyline added to the main. The love interest and her have amazing chemistry and tension. This is most probably where I fell in love with enemies to lovers.

“Today, we are Valiant.”

I LOVED this book. It starts out as a romance and then pummels into an action filled story. There’s many twists an turns to keep your attention. The writing of the battle scenes is IMMACULATE! I cant wait to read the sequel! 10/10 recommend!

Gladiator meets Romance

Sold into slavery and forced to fight as a gladiator, while discovering love and family that she thought she lost. She meets friends that are foes and foes that are friends. It is a fight for her life and for those she has come to love. She will experience a new world that she was raised to hate and learn that not everything is as it seems. This book will keep you turning the pages and wanting more. From teens to adults, you will discover new adventures and a new world.