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Praetorian

Eagles of the Empire, Book 11

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Praetorian

By: Simon Scarrow
Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
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If you don't know Simon Scarrow, you don't know Rome!

Praetorian is the gripping eleventh novel in Simon Scarrow's best-selling Eagles of the Empire series. Essential reading for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden.

AD 51. Legionaries Cato and Macro have forged a bond that has survived war, rebellion and torture. Yet nothing has prepared them for a daunting mission on the deadliest battlefield of all: the bloody streets of Rome.

Traitors are threatening to plunge the Empire into bloody chaos and no one can be trusted. The Emperor has ordered Cato and Macro to go on a deadly mission, working undercover to root out the traitors before Rome tears itself apart.

As the true scale of the corruption dawns, they realise they are facing terrifying odds. Two men against many, in a desperate race to save not only the Empire, but each other....

©2011 Simon Scarrow (P)2011 Headline Publishing Group Ltd Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction War & Military Rome Scary

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Critic reviews

"I don't need this kind of competition." (Bernard Cornwell)
"A good, uncomplicated, rip-roaring read." ( Mail on Sunday)
"A new book in Simon Scarrow's series about the Roman army is always a joy." ( The Times)
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The narrator is not right for this project. Honestly going to have to skip listening to this one.

Good story, poor narration.

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What made the experience of listening to Praetorian the most enjoyable?

I am a big fan of Simon Scarrow's Macro & Cato series of books, I have read all of his books and listening to the books again as a way of refreshing my memory. I found the audio version of the book to be very good.

Great Performance and Story

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like all the other Cato and Macro adventures, this is a good listen.
Unfortunately Garath Armstrong ruins the story with his terrible narration.

Great story, but...

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I love the stories of these two clever gets who's personalities bounce off each other. This book is no exception. You are able to pick up & get into the minds &characters of the persons in the story. I enjoyed this book very much.

Hooked!

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love his books
cant wait to read tge next one they get better and better

amazing

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The narrator makes the characters sound pretty wimpy, especially when Cato and Macro are shouting commands or showing frustration. Jonathan Keeble was much better

The narrator's not in keeping with the books

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So many people slated the narrator, so much do I nearly never read the book but glad I did. He does sound a bit Monty Python but he's not that bad, worthwhile read...

Good but not his best...

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Absolutely love Simon Scarrow and his books and this was one of my favourite ones. Just a shame that all I could hear from the narrator was the saliva in his mouth while he was speaking

Saliva

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Great addition to the series, probably my favourite but Gareth isn’t the best at narration.

Probably the best so far. Narration was terrible

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I am more disappointed with some of the previous reviews than I am the book. Yes, it’s different in that there is no mass army to beat and there’s a “who done it” element
, but I enjoyed the story and the banter between Cato and Macro. The new narrator, I thought he was fine, slightly different voices obviously but not to the point where it became distracting as it did in other books. This book has left me wanting to strangle Narcissus even more, but move on to the next book to see if Macro gets there first!

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