Under the Eagles series: Simon Scarrow

I’m currently reading Simon Scarrow’s Eagle series, and enjoying it.

The Eagle Series centres around two main characters, Quintus Licinius Cato and Lucius Cornelius Macro, who are both Roman soldiers. Macro, a veteran with nearly 15 years service with the Eagles has recently been appointed to the Centurionate. Cato is a young lad who grew up in the Imperial Palace, and at the start of the series joins the Eagles as Macro’s Optio.

The first book starts in AD 42. The books cover the experiences of the two soldiers, initially as experienced centurion and new optio, in battles in Germania and the invasion of Britain by Claudius as part of the Legio II Augusta. The 7th book Eagle in the Sand puts them in Judea as agents of the Emperor’s secretary Tiberius Claudius Narcissus.

Here are the books in oder:

Under the Eagle (2000)
The Eagle’s Conquest (2001)
When the Eagle Hunts (2002)
The Eagle and the Wolves (2003)
The Eagle’s Prey (2004)
The Eagle’s Prophecy (2005)
The Eagle in the Sand (2006)
Centurion (2007)

I’m reading the series in order. Currently I’m reading Eagle’s Prey, and have just ordered Centurion as a personal Christmas present.

Each book is a page-turner. I’m not ashamed to tell you that for several of the books, I turned to the final page around half way through to read the ending. This is something I never, ever do… but I had to, because I couldn’t stand the suspense.

Great reading, if you enjoy historical fiction.

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