Eagle Under the Eagle: A Tale of Military Adventure and Reckless Heroism with the Roman Legions, Book 1, (Paperback)

from nicky_too

This is a page turner. Granted, Simon Scarrow is not the best writer in the world, but he's definitely good enough. His writing is entertaining, he is great in coming up with good intriges and tells a good tale. What he is really good at is creating characters. When I read this book I could almos...

from JGolomb

Simon Scarrow's "Under the Eagle" is the first in a terrific series of novels on the Roman Military. The series follows two soldiers - Macro and Cato - fighting under Vespasian in the mid-first Century AD. "Under the Eagle's" action is terrific and Scarrow has done a very good job of making each ...

from Ging

This is an enjoyable adventure story that smacks slightly of 80's buddy movies, with the new guy and the experienced veteran who unhappily takes him under his wing. It's fascinating to read a roman story that doesn't focus entirely on the political chicanery but more on the life of the common sol...

from msaucier818

This book was a nice surprise that I completely enjoyed from start to finish. The comparisons of the writing style to that of Cornwell is pretty much right on, and I felt that there was just enough mix of history and action to make this a fun read for those who enjoy adventure stories and Roman H...

from john257hopper

Pacey thriller, fulfilling the author's wish to write a military page turner set during the Roman invasion of Britain. The actual invasion of Britain (over three quarters of the way through) is a bit of an anti-climax and the Britons are not really in it until the battle at the end, except as an ...