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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>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
<b>Ferocious</b> and <b>compelling</b><b> </b>
Daily Express
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
<b>Rollicking</b> good fun
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!
WHEN THE EAGLE HUNTS is the compelling third novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Eagles of the Empire series. For fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden. 'Scarrow's [novels] rank with the best' Independent
Britannia, AD 44. Cato, a thoughtful junior officer in the Roman army, and his commanding centurion, Macro, are simply pawns in Rome's lust to conquer Britain. During the freezing winter, the two men and their legion fight the native savages in hand-to-hand battles that haunt Cato for days after.
But in a place full of enemies, the most vicious are the Druids of the Dark Moon; brutal, merciless men who have captured the wife and children of General Plautius himself.
So Macro and Cato are given a mission: to travel deep into enemy territory and recover the hostages. If they fail, the fate of the Roman army may just hang in the balance...