The first novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Roman series. It is 42 AD, and Quintus Licinius Cato has just arrived in Germany as a new recruit to the Second Legion, the toughest in the Roman army. If adjusting to the rigours of military life isn't difficult enough for the bookish young man, he also has to contend with the disgust of his colleagues when, because of his imperial connections, he is appointed a rank above them. As second-in-command to Macro, the fearless, battle-scarred centurion who leads them, Cato will have more to prove than most in the adventures that lie ahead. Then the men discover that the army's next campaign will take them to a land of unparalleled barbarity - Britain. After the long march west, Cato and Macro undertake a special mission that will thrust them headlong into a conspiracy that threatens to topple the Emperor himself...
| ISBN | 0755349709 | | Published in | London | | ISBN13 | 9780755349708
(What's this?) | | Series title | Eagle | | Publisher | Headline Publishing Group | | Previous ISBN | 9780747266297 | | Imprint | Headline Book Publishing | | Height (mm) | 198 | | Format | Paperback | | Width (mm) | 130 | | Publication date | 07 Aug 2008 | | Spine width (mm) | 29 | | Pages | 448 | | Academic level | General | | Weight (grammes) | 310 | |
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'Everyone has been raving about the film GLADIATOR, but Cato's story is its equal in bloody cut and thrust and has the bonus of conspiracy and intrigue to give it extra flavour' -- Northern Echo 'I don't need this sort of competition' -- Bernard Cornwell
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