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! Read ^ The Eagle's Prophecy: A Novel of the Roman Army (Eagle Series) by Simon Scarrow · eBook or Kindle ePUB. The Eagle's Prophecy: A Novel of the Roman Army (Eagle Series) With him were scrolls vital to the safety of the emperor and the future of Rome. 45 in Rome, and Centurions Macro and Cato, dismissed from the Second Legion in Britain, are waiting for an investigation into their involvement in the death of a fellow officer. The arresting sixth novel in Simon Scarrow's epic series of the Roman armyIt is spring A.D. Outnumbered by the enemy, surrounded by rumors of treachery, and endangered by Vitellius's desire to redeem himself, Centurions Macro and Cato
| Title | : | The Eagle's Prophecy: A Novel of the Roman Army (Eagle Series) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.37 (969 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0312565267 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-13 |
| Language | : | English |
Amazon Customer said Another Impossible-To-Put-Down Novel. The story has numerous twists and turns combined with hard-hitting action. Cato and Macro again are up to their necks in adventure and intrigue - this time assigned to the marines of Rome's Mediterranean naval forces. There are a number of new factors introduced which will keep the reader guessing up to the end.. Cato and Macro leave Britannia Scarrow's sixth novel featuring the adventures of the grizzled centurion Macro and his able sidekick Cato takes them out of their comfort zone of the Augusta II in Britannia and plonks them in Rome. It was only a matter of time before we saw how Scarrow would deal with Rome and he neatly avoids it by having a quick trip to the races where their remaining monies are lost in a cloud of crash dust one hundred feet from the finish line and describing a squalid room in the the Subaran district. Other than a final visit to the imperial palace to see Narcissus, Scarrow avoids the place entirely.It's a few months aft. "Kill Them All" and other niceties Scarrow reminds me a bit of Bernard Cornwell in his gory and realistic descriptions of the battle scenes. I'm never sure how much that adds to the story line, but it certainly brings about the savagery of the age where soldiers stood nose-to-nose and were incited by their officers to "Kill them all." The dialogue between Marco and Cato gets out of the period once in awhile and takes on the character of two guys shooting the s*** on some modern army post. But it is a good read and if you are vicariously wired you will feel the vivid heat of battle, smell the blood and perhaps in a moment of unrestrained enthus
(Dec.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Macro and Cato are assigned to the Roman fleet under the command of a former nemesis, the venal Vitellius, who secretly covets the scrolls for himself. All rights reserved. Having returned to Rome from Britain to await an investigation into their involvement in the death of an officer, centurions Macro and Cato, Scarrow's recurring heroes, are offered the opportunity to redeem themselves: they must recover the Delphic scrolls—reputed to foretell Rome's future—from th
With him were scrolls vital to the safety of the emperor and the future of Rome. 45 in Rome, and Centurions Macro and Cato, dismissed from the Second Legion in Britain, are waiting for an investigation into their involvement in the death of a fellow officer. The arresting sixth novel in Simon Scarrow's epic series of the Roman armyIt is spring A.D. Outnumbered by the enemy, surrounded by rumors of treachery, and endangered by Vitellius's desire to redeem himself, Centurions Macro and Cato must find the pirate base to avert a disaster that could destroy the emperor and the very core of Rome."A rip-roaring, thoroughly entertaining tale of swashbuckling adventure from one of the most exciting writers of historical fiction."---Scottish Daily Record. The three officers set out from Ravenna with the imperial fleet but the pirates are forewarned and the Romans pay a heavy price. It is then that the imperial secretary, the devious Narcissus, makes them
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