The last gladiator by Anh Do

The Last Gladiator by Anh Do is the fifth book in the surprising Rise of the Mythix series. Minh, Kelly and Stanley are hiding out in an abandoned warehouse with Kelly trying to work out how to rescue Jimmy and also help Stanley remember part of the Mythix Prophecy. After returning from a search for food, Minh fills the others in on a news item about a huge person taking on and defeating the Hornets. This begins to make sense to Stanley, who with help from Kelly’s powers has remembered a passage from the ‘Prophecies and Portents’ book which states there may be more people born with mythical powers. What follows is a search for this mysterious person whom they locate but who does not want anything to do with them. Meanwhile Jimmy is in deep trouble having been brought back to his human form from stone but forced into a painting with the evil Medusa. They are released as an experiment and their first combined task is to burn the painting of Jimmy’s parents. It becomes a battle of wills as to how they will follow commands from The Collector.

The Collector cunningly announces the Gladiator Games where the strongest gladiators in the nation will fight each other, with a prize worth fighting over. The mysterious giant person from the search enters the Games and becomes known as the Kraken, with four massive tentacles. He and the Cyclops eventually face off in the final. But Kelly, Minh and Stanley are also in a fight for their lives. And will they separate Jimmy from the Medusa? An exciting story awaits the fans of this series with Book 6 coming soon.

Themes: Fantasy, Myths, Dystopia, Adventure, Power, Good vs Evil, Friendships, Danger.

Kathryn Beilby