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Centurion (Eagles of the Empire 8)

Cato & Macro: Book 8

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Centurion (Eagles of the Empire 8)

By: Simon Scarrow
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
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CENTURION, a no. 1 bestseller, is the unputdownable eighth novel in Simon Scarrow's Eagle's of the Empire series. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden.

In the first century AD the Roman Empire faces a new threat from its long-standing enemy Parthia. Parthia is vying with Rome for control of Palmyra, an officially neutral kingdom. Palmyra's royal household is on the brink of open revolt, and so a task force under the command of experienced soldiers Macro and Cato is dispatched to defend its king and guard its borders. When Parthia hears of the Roman army's presence, it starts amassing its troops for war.

Macro's cohort must march against the enemy, deep into treacherous territory. If Palmyra is not to fall into the clutches of Parthia, they will have to defeat superior numbers in a desperate siege. The quest for a lasting peace has never been more challenging, nor more critical for the future of the Empire.©2007 Simon Scarrow Ancient Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Thriller & Suspense War & Military Fiction Royalty Scary
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Praise for Simon Scarrow: 'I really don't need this kind of competition... It's a great read' (Bernard Cornwell)
Gripping... ferocious and compelling, it is a story of blood, romance and sacrifice
A new book in Simon Scarrow's series about the Roman army is always a joy
A satisfyingly bloodthirsty, bawdy romp...perfect for Bernard Cornwell addicts who will relish its historical detail and fast-paced action. Storming stuff
Scarrow's [novels] rank with the best
Gripping
'Rollicking good fun'
[Simon Scarrow] blends together historical facts and characters to create a book that simply cannot be put down... Highly recommended
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Really enjoying following my two Rome friends with their character’s performance given an realistic voice and feeling by Johnathan

Much better performance

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Absolutely loved this book from the Macro and Cato series. One of the best so far I would say.

Additionally, Keeble did very well narrating the story. After checking the samples, I found he was more fitting for what my imagination had in mind for the characters. Only strange thing was obviously the attempt at the female voice. But, I'm certainly not going to grumble, as that's well and truly expected.

Overall, incredibly enjoyable.

amazing, as always

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This is my 8th listen to the Eagle series in the correct order and I have to admit it palled for me at times and I nearly set it aside. It could be tighter. The reasons were the dominance of battle scenes, the length afforded to them, and the performance of Jonathan Keeble. Keeble is a heavily used performer of audiobooks and sometimes I wonder whether he as fresh as he might be, and I noticed a repeat and miss-reads in this performance. That said, I did not set it aside, and was pleased that I did not. As soon as The Roman ambassador to Palmyra and his daughter came on to the scene things looked up and there was more in character portrayal. The ending was a surprise and lifted my expectations for future novels in the series; just as well as I am committed to it both in print and audiobook versions. As usual, Scarrow's blending history with fiction works supremely well. Why do I continue the commitment is a question worth the asking. The novels are generally a compelling 'page-turner' refreshing change of a listen amongst other audiobooks and novels (types and series) that I follow.

Redeemed

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Fantastic story and pace. The return of Jonathan Keeble as the narrator is welcomed. If the previous narrator of the last 2 books had done the rest of the series, I’d have stopped listening. Keeble’s narration is superb as usual, he manages to portray the character very well and the accents and pronunciations are good.

Made by better by the return of Jonathan Keeble!

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Okay none of the characters or plot are going to be a surprising however the reading is very enjoyable. Some of the recurring rounds of battle could have been edited out and the tension that would have really brought the book to life was missing. Yet it pottered along and much as it looks like I'm not selling this very well I can only add I would choose another book in this series.

I enjoyed it

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