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The Eagle's Prey

Eagles of the Empire, Book 5

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The Eagle's Prey

By: Simon Scarrow
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
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The Eagle's Prey is the thrilling fifth novel in Simon Scarrow's best-selling Eagles of the Empire series. A must-listen for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden.

It is late summer AD 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 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's their task to hold a ford across the river Tamesis when the natives are forced into a trap. But Maximus' nerve breaks at the critical point, allowing the enemy leader, Caratacus, and his men to escape.

Outraged by this failure, General Plautius orders the decimation 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.

©2004 Simon Scarrow (P)2017 Headline Digital Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction War & Military Thought-Provoking Scary Runaway

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I hadn’t realised that it was possible for this series to get any better? It just did. I loved this continuing chronicle of Cato and Macro. Top marks ... and so on to the next one!

I hadn’t realised

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Couldn't stop listening, brilliant story and even better narrative. can't wait to read the next

Great read

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I really enjoyed this book, love the narrator, well worth a listen. Kato has become a more bitter character this time around, his infuriating petulance of the earlier books makes way for cunning and leadership instead. well worth a listen.

fast paced story

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having real problems putting this series down, fantastic books indeed. This brings Roman Britain to life again while deepening the insight into Cato and Macros characters. will be starting the next book straight away!

AWESOME reading continues!

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Absolutely brilliant, Cato & Macro have done it again.
Learning about Caratucus was fascinating, I'm only surprised that here in Britain he isn't more immortalised with statues etc.

Wonderful

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Another thrilling adventure for Macro and Cato. I couldn’t stop worrying about them when I was not actually listening. I had to get back to get them out of trouble. (As they always do.) I’m totally addicted to these two.

I couldn’t stop listening

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In this book the 3rd Cohort of the 2nd Legion are in the shit and have to work hard to get out of it

The fantastic 5th book

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This fills the gap that there has been in the series. Glad to have had it finally.
I have now listened to the whole series.
Hoping for another soon.

Always a good series

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One of the darker stories and all the better for it. Personally love the narrator. Can't wait to move on to the next one

Grizzly

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fantastic from start to finish
even though i listened out of sequence it was easy to follow and a pleasure to be part or the Roman conquest of Brittania

as always brilliant

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