Two tiger cubs are kidnapped from the jungle: one tamed and de-clawed to live a pampered life as an exotic pet for Aurelia, Caesar’s daughter, and the other caged cruelly and trained to fight and kill, made ever more brutal in the process. In Ancient Rome, where Caesar’s power plays out in the gladiatorial arena and animals and men alike are baited, challenged and destroyed, Princess Aurelia adores her pet tiger Boots and grows steadily fonder of his keeper, Julius – until a childish prank goes wrong and Boots escapes. Furious, Caesar sentences Julius to death in the arena, with Boots condemned to the same fate, reuniting the two tigers in the gladiatorial ring: one a cosseted pet, the other a vicious predator. Two tigers, one city, two very different lives – a compelling story about friendship, brotherhood and battling the odds in a world entirely dominated by Caesar’s will, where everyone must fight for their freedom.
ISBN 13: 9780007462940
Author: Lynne Reid Banks
