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London Match
- Penguin Modern Classics
- By: Len Deighton
- Narrated by: James Lailey
- Length: 14 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall192
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Performance163
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Brought to you by Penguin. Long-suffering spy Bernard Samson has, against all the odds, enticed a Soviet agent to defect to London - but this proves to be the start of something even bigger. For he learns that there is treachery within his own Service, and no one is free from suspicion. To...
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Preposterous and far-fetched, but still enjoyable
- By Graham Harter on 25-11-23
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London Match
- Penguin Modern Classics
- Narrated by: James Lailey
- Series: Bernard Samson, Book 3
- Length: 14 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 27-05-21
- Language: English
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This Door of the Seas: Darkland Tales
- By: Val McDermid, Jo Sharp
- Length: 4 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Award-winning novelist Val McDermid and Geographer Royal Professor Jo Sharp bring Scotland’s greatest historical catastrophe vividly to life. The Darien Venture was the singular event at the end of the seventeenth century that fundamentally altered Scotland's future. It took place on the other...
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This Door of the Seas: Darkland Tales
- Series: Darkland Tales
- Length: 4 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 06-08-26
- Language: English
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Eye of the Needle
- The Heart-Racing Thriller from the Multi-million Copy International Bestseller of The Kingsbridge Series
- By: Ken Follett
- Narrated by: Samuel West
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall1,655
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Eye of the Needle, Ken Follett's historical thriller, is a heart-racingly exciting tale about the fate of the war resting in the hands of a master spy, his opponent and one brave woman. Victory Hangs in the Balance 1944. In the weeks leading up to D-Day the Allies are disguising their invasion...
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A real page turner.
- By D. A. Morse on 31-08-18
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Eye of the Needle
- The Heart-Racing Thriller from the Multi-million Copy International Bestseller of The Kingsbridge Series
- Narrated by: Samuel West
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 23-08-18
- Language: English
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Dictator
- From the bestselling author of Conclave
- By: Robert Harris
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 13 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,769
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Performance1,616
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Story1,610
'Confirms Harris's undisputed place as our leading master of both the historical and contemporary thriller' Daily Mail LAWS ARE SILENT IN TIMES OF WAR. There was a time when Cicero held Caesar's life in the palm of his hand. But now Caesar is the dominant figure and Cicero's life is in ruins...
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At last!
- By Mary Carnegie on 27-11-15
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Dictator
- From the bestselling author of Conclave
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Series: Imperium, Book 3
- Length: 13 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 08-10-15
- Language: English
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Sharpe’s Tiger
- The Siege of Seringapatam, 1799
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrated by: Rupert Farley
- Length: 14 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,345
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Performance2,157
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Story2,145
*SHARPE’S COMMAND, the brand new novel in the global bestselling series, is available to pre-order now* Sharpe’s Tiger is the brilliant beginning of Sharpe’s adventures India, 1799 The citadel of Seringapatam is under siege. Navigating this dangerous kingdom of bejewelled palaces and...
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At the Sharpe Start
- By Simon on 20-09-15
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Sharpe’s Tiger
- The Siege of Seringapatam, 1799
- Narrated by: Rupert Farley
- Series: Richard Sharpe Novels, Book 1
- Length: 14 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 26-06-14
- Language: English
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Dark Fire
- Shardlake, Book 2
- By: C. J. Sansom
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 18 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,197
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Performance1,994
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Winner of the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Dagger, Dark Fire is the second thrilling book in C. J. Sansom's number one bestselling Shardlake series, perfect for fans of Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory. 'When it comes to intriguing Tudor-based narratives, Hilary Mantel has a serious rival' -...
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Excellent Story
- By Su on 22-02-18
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Dark Fire
- Shardlake, Book 2
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Series: Shardlake, Book 2
- Length: 18 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 23-10-14
- Language: English
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Angels and Demons
- A Novel
- By: Dan Brown
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 18 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,498
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Performance1,909
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Story1,908
The explosive Robert Langdon thriller from Dan Brown, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code, The Lost Symbol, Inferno, and The Secret of Secrets. An ancient secret brotherhood. A devastating new weapon of destruction. An unthinkable target. When world-renowned Harvard...
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Enjoyable rubbish
- By Davina on 30-07-05
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Angels and Demons
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Series: Robert Langdon Series, Book 1
- Length: 18 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 14-04-04
- Language: English
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Precipice
- The thrilling No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller from the author of Conclave
- By: Robert Harris
- Narrated by: Samuel West
- Length: 12 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,044
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Performance1,918
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Brought to you by Penguin. FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR Summer 1914. A world on the brink of catastrophe. In London, 26-year-old Venetia Stanley – aristocratic, clever, bored, reckless – is having a love affair with the Prime Minister, H. H. Asquith, a man more than...
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A page turner
- By Flippy on 31-08-24
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Precipice
- The thrilling No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller from the author of Conclave
- Narrated by: Samuel West
- Length: 12 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 29-08-24
- Language: English
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Sovereign
- Shardlake, Book 3
- By: C. J. Sansom
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 20 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,970
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Performance1,786
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Story1,780
Following on from Dissolution and Dark Fire, Sovereign is the third gripping historical novel in C. J. Sansom's number one bestselling Shardlake series, for fans of Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory. ‘Sansom has the trick of writing an enthralling narrative. Like Hilary Mantel, he produces...
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Jesu this is good!
- By Ren on 29-01-16
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Sovereign
- Shardlake, Book 3
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Series: Shardlake, Book 3
- Length: 20 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 23-10-14
- Language: English
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The Sitting Tenant
- By: Stacey Halls
- Length: Not Yet Known
- Unabridged
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London, 1960. When Celia and Gregory Ringrose buy their first home on the edge of Hampstead Heath they feel like they've won the lottery. The only catch is that their house comes with a sitting tenant: a lodger they can't get rid of. Thankfully Blythe Morris seems nice. Normal. Older than them, she keeps herself to herself, and causes no trouble.
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The Sitting Tenant
- Length: Not Yet Known
- Release date: 01-04-27
- Language: English
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The Honourable Schoolboy
- By: John le Carré
- Narrated by: Simon Russell Beale
- Length: 20 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall29
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Performance26
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Story26
Brought to you by Penguin. THE SIXTH GEORGE SMILEY NOVEL George Smiley, now acting head of the Circus, must rebuild its shattered reputation after one of the biggest betrayals in its history. Using the talents of journalist and occasional spy Jerry Westerby, Smiley launches a risky operation...
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A complex and well researched story that's let down by the narration.
- By Tom on 29-12-25
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The Honourable Schoolboy
- Narrated by: Simon Russell Beale
- Series: George Smiley, Book 6
- Length: 20 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 28-08-25
- Language: English
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Munich
- From the bestselling author of Conclave
- By: Robert Harris
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,548
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Performance1,401
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'A brilliantly constructed spy novel' Observer 'Grips from start to finish ... Superb' Mail on Sunday MUNICH, SEPTEMBER 1938 Hitler is determined to start a war. Chamberlain is desperate to preserve the peace. They will meet in a city which forever afterwards will be notorious for what is about...
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excellent, shame a key passage was missing!
- By Toast Cartoons on 02-10-17
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Munich
- From the bestselling author of Conclave
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 21-09-17
- Language: English
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Sharpe’s Storm
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrated by: Rupert Farley
- Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
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Overall208
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Performance201
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Story201
The gripping new novel from internationally bestselling master of historical fiction Bernard Cornwell. ‘There is everything here that Sharpe fans will love. If this really is the last time Sharpe wields his heavy cavalry sword, he will be sorely missed’ The Times If any man can do the...
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What's happened to Captain/Admiral Chase
- By Jamie L. on 25-10-25
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Sharpe’s Storm
- Narrated by: Rupert Farley
- Series: Richard Sharpe Novels, Book 24
- Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 21-10-25
- Language: English
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A Column of Fire
- A Kingsbridge Novel
- By: Ken Follett
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 30 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,980
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Performance2,702
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The page-turning historical saga that began in The Pillars of the Earth and World Without End, which now continues with Ken Follett's magnificent, masterful A Column of Fire. A World in Turmoil 1558, and Europe is in revolt as religious hatred sweeps the continent. Elizabeth Tudor has ascended...
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A little let down
- By Steve on 19-10-17
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A Column of Fire
- A Kingsbridge Novel
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Series: The Kingsbridge Novels, Book 3, Kingsbridge (Publication Order), Book 3, Kingsbridge, Book 3
- Length: 30 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 19-09-17
- Language: English
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Winter of the World
- A Gripping Epic From The Number One Bestselling Author
- By: Ken Follett
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 31 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,664
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Performance2,126
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Winter of the World is the second novel in Ken Follett's uniquely ambitious Century trilogy. On its own or read in sequence with Fall of Giants and Edge of Eternity, this is a spellbinding epic of global conflict and personal drama during World War II. A Battle of Ideals It is 1933 and, at...
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Fantastic
- By Mr on 26-09-12
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Winter of the World
- A Gripping Epic From The Number One Bestselling Author
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Series: Century Trilogy, Book 2
- Length: 31 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 18-09-12
- Language: English
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Centurion (Eagles of the Empire 8)
- Cato & Macro: Book 8
- By: Simon Scarrow
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 12 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall737
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Performance667
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CENTURION, a no. 1 bestseller, is the unputdownable eighth novel in Simon Scarrow's Eagle's of the Empire series. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden. In the first century AD the Roman Empire faces a new threat from its long-standing enemy Parthia. Parthia is vying with Rome...
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A Personal Milestone
- By Simon on 02-07-17
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Centurion (Eagles of the Empire 8)
- Cato & Macro: Book 8
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Series: Eagles of the Empire, Book 8
- Length: 12 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 14-06-12
- Language: English
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The Lords of the North
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 12 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,027
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Performance1,847
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The third book in the epic and bestselling series that has gripped millions. A hero will be forged from this broken land. As seen on Netflix and BBC around the world. The year is 878 and the Vikings have been thrown out of Wessex. Uhtred, fresh from fighting for Alfred in the battle to free...
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Very good story telling
- By Gizmo on 25-02-26
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The Lords of the North
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Series: Last Kingdom (formerly Saxon Tales), Book 3
- Length: 12 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 01-05-14
- Language: English
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The Seaside Murders
- The Secret Detective Agency, Book 2
- By: Helena Dixon
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Bower
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall56
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Performance50
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England, 1941. When Jane Treen is summoned to her boss’s office at the end of a long day, she smooths down her tweed skirt and makes them both another strong pot of coffee. Brigadier Remmington-Blythe slides a folded copy of the evening newspaper towards her, with one small article circled in red ink. A body has been found on an English beach in the little seaside town where she grew up, and he wants her to investigate. Jane is used to managing secret agents and spies, but she is now part of The Secret Detective Agency, England’s answer to solving the most mysterious murders.
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A SEASIDE MURDER IN KENT
- By Kath B on 04-05-26
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The Seaside Murders
- The Secret Detective Agency, Book 2
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Bower
- Series: Secret Detective Agency, Book 2
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 30-04-25
- Language: English
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Sword Song
- The Last Kingdom Series, Book 4
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,744
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Performance1,579
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The fourth in the best-selling Alfred series from number-one historical novelist, Bernard Cornwell. The year is 885, and England is at peace, divided between the Danish kingdom to the north and Alfred's kingdom of Wessex in the south. But trouble stirs, a dead man has risen and new Vikings have arrived to occupy London. It is a dangerous time, and it falls to Uhtred, half Saxon, half Dane, a man feared and respected the length and breadth of Britain, to expel the Viking raiders and take control of London for Alfred.
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Love this series and love Jonathan Keeble!
- By Adam O on 16-08-21
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Sword Song
- The Last Kingdom Series, Book 4
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Series: Last Kingdom (formerly Saxon Tales), Book 4
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 08-05-14
- Language: English
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The Eagle and the Wolves (Eagles of the Empire 4)
- Cato & Macro: Book 4
- By: Simon Scarrow
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 12 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall865
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Performance778
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IF YOU DON'T KNOW SIMON SCARROW, YOU DON'T KNOW ROME! THE EAGLE AND THE WOLVES is the gripping fourth novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Eagles of the Empire series. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden. 'A new book in Simon Scarrow's long-running series about the Roman army...
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The Boys are Back in Town
- By Simon on 26-03-17
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The Eagle and the Wolves (Eagles of the Empire 4)
- Cato & Macro: Book 4
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Series: Eagles of the Empire, Book 4
- Length: 12 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 23-03-17
- Language: English
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