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The Eagle's Prophecy

Eagles of the Empire, Book 6

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The Eagle's Prophecy

By: Simon Scarrow
Narrated by: Russell Boulter
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About this listen

If you don't know Simon Scarrow, you don't know Rome!

The Eagle's Prophecy is the powerful sixth novel in Simon Scarrow's best-selling Eagles of the Empire series. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell.

The Adriatic Sea, AD 45. Cato and Macro, centurions of the Roman army, are horrified to learn that they face possible execution after the death of their commanding officer. Fortunately, the Emperor's secretary is willing to offer them an alternative: to join the marines and hunt down a band of brutal pirates who are decimating not only Rome's reputation, but also a critical supply chain.

As they discover the true horror of battle at sea, Macro and Cato must also remember their real mission: to recover from those pirates a set of scrolls that hold secrets vital to the future of the Roman Empire. Rome will do anything to get them back....

©2005 Simon Scarrow (P)2012 Headline Digital Action & Adventure Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction War & Military Military Scary Pirate Rome

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Critic reviews

"It's Spartacus meets Master and Commander in this rip-roaring, thoroughly entertaining tale of swashbuckling adventure from one of the most exciting writers in historical fiction." ( Brisbane News)
"Ferocious and compelling." ( Daily Express)
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Another scarrow classic but narrator couldn’t pronounce roman names and offputting pronunciation of A . Eg: ‘Clare sick ‘ instead of classic. Annoying.

Good but awkward narration

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After listening to the books in order I can say that this is the worst narration so far. Why can’t the narrators listen to those before them and take it into account? Suddenly Macro has a Mancunian accent!! The narrators voice is grating in general. Unfortunate as the story is great.

Great story, shocking narration.

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I agree with many of the other reviews on this book, the book itself is really good, a slow starter but it definitely picks up.

The narration however is pretty dreadful, the narrator isnt bad but he definitely isnt suited to this sort of book. His accents are all over the place and change for characters throughout the story and his choice of some accents is sometimes baffling, this is most evident with Vespasian. It also doesnt help that he mis-pronounces names all over the place.

Great story, iffy narration

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I once again loved this book
But can’t understand why the teller was changed from the previous book

The story teller

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Started this book as a paper back but started to tire of it. Hearing it read seemed to make the story more palatable and enjoyed finishing the story. Simon Scarrow has become one of my favourite authors. There are better stories earlier in the series in my opinion, but not for any lack of skill in the writing. Looking forward to the next book in the series.

Great continuation of the series.

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