Name: the eagle´s prey
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Author: Simon Scarrow
ISBN: 9780312374792

Type

Physical Book

Author

Simon Scarrow

Publisher

St. Martins Press-3PL

Language

English

Pages

306

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.3 x 14.2 x 2.0 cm

Weight

0.41 kg.

ISBN

0312374798

ISBN13

9780312374792

Synopsis "the eagle´s prey"

The mighty Roman army faces Britain's defiant tribes in this epic fifth novel of Simon Scarrow's acclaimed series, The Eagle's Prey It is late summer a.d. 44 and the battle-weary Roman legions are in their second year of campaigning against the British tribes. The troops' commander, General Plautius, is under considerable pressure from the emperor to crush the natives once and for all. Centurions Macro and Cato are with the crack Second Legion under the precarious leadership of Centurion Maximus and it is their task to hold a ford across the river Tamesis when the natives are forced into a trap. But Maximus's nerve breaks at the critical point, allowing the enemy leader, Caratacus, and his men to escape. Outraged by this failure, General Plautius orders the annihilation of the unit. Their choice: die or escape to become fugitives pursued by soldiers of their own ruthless army. Hiding from their former comrades, as well as the Britons, Cato's small band of fugitives have only one chance to redeem themselves before they are hunted down like animals.

Simon Scarrow

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British writer born in Nigeria, Simon Scarrow lived in several countries before residing in the United Kingdom. He graduated in Teaching at the University of East Anglia and, after working for the Inland Revenue agency, he took a position as a teacher at City College Norwich.

Scarrow began publishing in the year 2000, and in 2005, following the success of his first novels, he left his day job to dedicate himself to writing full-time.

Scarrow is the author of historical fiction novels, most of them set in the Roman Empire, although he has also written about Bonaparte and the Duke of Wellington in his Revolution series.

Among his works, titles such as The Eagle of the Empire, Centurion, The Gladiator, or Blood Crows, among others, should be highlighted.

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