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Biographical note
Simon Scarrow is the acclaimed author of multiple Sunday Times bestsellers, including Revenge of Rome and The Gladiator. He is also the author of many other acclaimed novels including the Sunday Times bestseller A Death in Berlin, and a quartet of bestselling novels about Wellington and Napoleon. With T. J. Andrews he has co-written Warrior, focusing on the rebel chief Caratacus, and Arena, following the career of a gladiator hero, and more.Praise for Simon Scarrow's novels: 'I really don't need this kind of competition... <b>It's a great read</b>'
- Bernard Cornwell,
Scarrow's [novels] <b>rank with the best</b>
Independent
<b>Ferocious</b> and <b>compelling</b>
Daily Express
<b>Gripping and moving</b>
The Times
A satisfyingly <b>bloodthirsty, bawdy romp</b>...<b>perfect for Bernard Cornwell addicts</b> who will relish its <b>historical detail </b>and <b>fast-paced action</b>. Storming stuff
Good Book Guide
A Rome full of <b>HOUSE OF CARDS treachery</b>... Roman soldiering at its very best - even by Scarrow's high standards - in this <b>winning chunk of historical fiction</b>
Sunday Sport
Rollicking <b>good fun</b>
Mail on Sunday
A <b>fast-moving</b> and <b>exceptionally well-paced</b> historical <b>thriller</b>
BBC History Magazine
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 is always a joy' The Times
Britannia, AD 44. Occupation is never easy. The enemy is butchering their supply convoys, their garrison town is starving and the truce with the locals is uneasy at best. Young Cato, newly promoted, and veteran centurion Macro are ordered to train the Wolves and the Boars, two cohorts of barbarian Britons, and introduce them to the brutal drills of the Roman Imperial Army. Macro is confident they'll win the natives over, but Cato worries about putting weapons into the hands of potential rebels.
Ultimately, only one thing matters: is there a difference between the enemy at their gates, and the allies in their own camp?