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The Eagle's Prophecy (Eagles of the Empire 6)

Cato & Macro: Book 6

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

THE EAGLE'S PROPHECY is the powerful sixth novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Eagles of the Empire seires. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell. Praise for Simon Scarrow's gripping novels: 'Ferocious and compelling' Daily Express

The Adriatic Sea, AD 45. Cato and Macro, centurions of the Roman army, are horrified to learn that they face possible execution after the death of their commanding officer. Fortunately, the Emperor's secretary is willing to offer them an alternative: to join the marines and hunt down a band of brutal pirates who are decimating not only Rome's reputation, but also a critical supply chain.

As they discover the true horror of battle at sea, Macro and Cato must also remember their real mission: to recover from those pirates a set of scrolls that hold secrets vital to the future of the Roman Empire. Rome will do anything to get them back...

(P)2012 Headline Publishing Group Ltd©2015 Simon Scarrow Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Military Thriller & Suspense War & Military Scary Pirate Rome

Critic reviews

Praise for Simon Scarrow's novels: 'I really don't need this kind of competition... It's a great read' (Bernard Cornwell)
Scarrow's [novels] rank with the best
Gripping and moving
A satisfyingly bloodthirsty, bawdy romp...perfect for Bernard Cornwell addicts who will relish its historical detail and fast-paced action. Storming stuff
Ferocious and compelling
A Rome full of HOUSE OF CARDS treachery... Roman soldiering at its very best - even by Scarrow's high standards - in this winning chunk of historical fiction
Rollicking good fun
A fast-moving and exceptionally well-paced historical thriller
All stars
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Another scarrow classic but narrator couldn’t pronounce roman names and offputting pronunciation of A . Eg: ‘Clare sick ‘ instead of classic. Annoying.

Good but awkward narration

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After listening to the books in order I can say that this is the worst narration so far. Why can’t the narrators listen to those before them and take it into account? Suddenly Macro has a Mancunian accent!! The narrators voice is grating in general. Unfortunate as the story is great.

Great story, shocking narration.

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I agree with many of the other reviews on this book, the book itself is really good, a slow starter but it definitely picks up.

The narration however is pretty dreadful, the narrator isnt bad but he definitely isnt suited to this sort of book. His accents are all over the place and change for characters throughout the story and his choice of some accents is sometimes baffling, this is most evident with Vespasian. It also doesnt help that he mis-pronounces names all over the place.

Great story, iffy narration

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I once again loved this book
But can’t understand why the teller was changed from the previous book

The story teller

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Started this book as a paper back but started to tire of it. Hearing it read seemed to make the story more palatable and enjoyed finishing the story. Simon Scarrow has become one of my favourite authors. There are better stories earlier in the series in my opinion, but not for any lack of skill in the writing. Looking forward to the next book in the series.

Great continuation of the series.

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