The Legion (Eagles of the Empire 10)

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Headline, Nov 11, 2010 - Fiction - 448 pages

IF YOU DON'T KNOW SIMON SCARROW, YOU DON'T KNOW ROME!

THE LEGION is the action-packed tenth novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Eagles of the Empire series. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden.
'Scarrow's [novels] rank with the best' Independent

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...

 

Contents

TITLE PAGE
CHAPTER
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER
CHAPTER EIGHT
CHAPTER
CHAPTER TWELVE
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
CHAPTER TWENTYTHREE
CHAPTER TWENTYFIVE
CHAPTER TWENTYSIX
CHAPTER TWENTYEIGHT
CHAPTER THIRTY
CHAPTER THIRTYTWO
CHAPTER THIRTYFOUR
CHAPTER THIRTYFIVE

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
CHAPTER NINETEEN
CHAPTER TWENTYONE
EPILOGUE
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Simon Scarrow pursued his great love of history as a teacher before becoming a full-time writer. His Roman soldier heroes Cato and Macro first appeared in 2000 in Under The Eagle, and have subsequently fought their way through over twenty novels, including Rebellion, Death to the Emperor and Centurion. Simon is also the author of the Criminal Inspector Schenke thrillers, Dead of Night and Blackout, set in Berlin during the Second World War, as well as: the Wellington and Napoleon quartet, chronicling the lives of the Duke of Wellington and Napoleon Bonaparte; Sword & Scimitar, the epic tale of the 1565 Siege of Malta; and Hearts Of Stone, set in Greece during the Second World War. He is the co-author with T. J. Andrews of Roman era bestsellers Pirata, Invader and Arena, and the co-author with Lee Francis of the contemporary thriller Playing With Death. Find out more at: www.simonscarrow.co.uk and on Facebook: /OfficialSimonScarrow and X: @SimonScarrow

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