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The Legion

Eagles of the Empire, Book 10

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The Legion

By: Simon Scarrow
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
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If you don't know Simon Scarrow, you don't know Rome!

The Legion is the action-packed tenth novel in Simon Scarrow's best-selling Eagles of the Empire series. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden.

Egypt, AD 49. Cato, one of the youngest Prefects of the Roman army, and Centurion Macro have a tough posting: to track down and destroy a gang of former gladiators who have turned to piracy. Driven by vengeance, these hardened brutes have been defiling temples, sinking Roman ships, and slaughtering men, women and children.

What's worse is that they are doing it all under the name of Macro and Cato, in an attempt to stir up a rebellion against the occupying forces. And it's working. If Macro and Cato don't stop the pirates in time, it could be the beginning of the end for the Roman Empire.

©2010 Simon Scarrow (P)2012 Headline Publishing Group Ltd Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction War & Military Rome

Critic Reviews

"I don't need this kind of competition!" (Bernard Cornwall)
"Scarrow's novels rank with the best." ( Independent)
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I love the friendship between Cato and Marco. But I also love the plot twists and the quality of the enemies that help propel the story forward. Let's not forget the tragedies the innocent characters.

another ripping yarn

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Another great story and another great performance by the narrator. The dynamic duo have an epic chase to capture Ajax, so near so many times then slips from their grasp. It makes for an exciting tale.

Bravo duo

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Oof the bit when Macro smashed his sword on that guys head from the top through to his jaw was brutal.

Brutal

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Unfortunately this gets boring very quickly, Cato and Macro on the tale of Ajax but he manages to escape and this continues for the rest of the book. It was a struggle to get through and I’m not sure I’ll continue on with series.

My least favourite in the series

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