Simon Scarrow

Simon Scarrow's brilliant adventure novels about the Roman army appear with stunning new covers. It is 42 AD, and Quintus Licinius Cato has just arrived in Germany as a new recruit to the Second Legion, the toughest in the Roman army. If adjusting to the rigours of military life isn't difficult enough for the bookish young man, he also has to contend with the disgust of his colleagues when, because of his imperial connections, he is appointed a rank above them. As second-in-command to Macro, the fearless, battle-scarred centurion who leads them, Cato will have more to prove than most in the adventures that lie ahead. Then the men discover that the army's next campaign will take them to a land of unparalleled barbarity - Britain. After the long march west, Cato and Macro undertake a special mission that will thrust them headlong into a conspiracy that threatens to topple the Emperor himself...

Under the Eagle

Daniel Arnott

I could not put this down. After reading only a few chapters, I immediately ordered the second book from Amazon. Cato and Macro are two well written and likeable characters and the plot moves along quite well. I can’t wait to get stuck into the rest of this series.

In this first book of a new historical fiction series, a crack Roman legion invades Britain in this brazen tale of military adventure, political intrigue and heroism It is the year 42 AD, and Centurion Macro, battle-scarred and fearless, is in the heart of Germany with the Second Legion, the toughest in the Roman army. Cato, a new recruit and the newly appointed second-in-command to Macro, will have more to prove than most. In a bloody skirmish with local tribes, Cato gets his first chance to prove that he's more than a callow, privileged youth. As their next campaign takes them to a land of unparalleled barbarity - Britain - a special mission unfolds, thrusting Cato and Macro headlong into a conspiracy that threatens to topple the Emperor himself. Filled with the kind of historical details that brings the adventure to life, Simon Scarrow's Under the Eagle is destined to become a military fiction classic.

A Tale of Military Adventure and Reckless Heroism with the Roman Legions

Tom Turner

Eagle of the Empire series has been on my want to read list for quite some time. But, a book series which is soon to be 20 books long, and counting is a daunting prospect. I'm glad I eventual defeated the daunt.

I have read some reviews that says they had given up after about 150 pages, I'm here to say DON'T DO THAT! Yes, this book does drag a little up to this point, but sadly that reviewer have up pretty much at exactly the point the story picks up. Understandably Scarrow has a lot of foundations to lay, and this is what he is doing in the first 150 pages. I can n promise you that this book doesn't lack in plot, even if that plot takes a while to get going. You won't be disappointed once you finish the book. I know I wasn't!

Under the Eagle

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