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Traitors of Rome (Eagles of the Empire 18)

Roman army heroes Cato and Macro face treachery in the ranks

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Traitors of Rome (Eagles of the Empire 18)

By: Simon Scarrow
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
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 An action-packed novel of warfare, courage and camaraderie in the Roman Empire,from the Sunday Times-bestselling author

The gripping new Cato and Macro adventure in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Eagles of the Empire series. Not to be missed by readers of Conn Iggulden and Bernard Cornwell.

Tribune Cato and Centurion Macro are based on the eastern border of the Empire, facing Rome's deadly enemy Parthia. The signs are that Parthia is preparing for war. And the two battle-hardened veterans are ready for their greatest ever military challenge.

Praise for Simon Scarrow's bestselling novels:

'Blood, gore, political intrigue...A historical fiction thriller that'll have you reaching for your gladius' Daily Sport

'Gripping... ferocious and compelling' Daily Express

'Brilliantly told adventures ... Roman soldiering at its very best - even by Scarrow's high standards' Sunday Sport

(P) 2019 Headline Publishing Group Ltd Action & Adventure Ancient Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Military Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Thriller & Suspense War & Military Fiction Exciting Scary Rome

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I have been enjoying the Macro and Cato series for such a long time now. This is another amazing entry into the novel. The narrator does such a fine job with narrating Apollonius, Cato and Macro. I love Macro’s voice acting. It’s exactly how I would imagine the tough old grizzled veteran.

This novel has a lot of good things in it. The descriptions of the Parthian Empire. Macro and his marriage with Petronella, and Cato’s little son. The capital of Ctesphion. The Parthian King. There is so much detail that it can’t be summarised in all good detail. Simon does a terrific job in illustrating why the Parthians were so dangerous in the Eastern Borders of Rome. There’s mutiny, sieges, the descriptions of the cities, the battle scenes are really engaging when the narrator is really doing a fantastic job of making this book come alive. Apollonius is one of the best characters in the book. Cato embarks on an expedition to Parthia to negotiate a peace treaty with the Parthians. Anyone that knows Roman history knows that is impossible. The Parthians are a cunning bunch. They will seek to destroy Rome, and their successors, the Sassanids ensured the Romans got a bloody nose.

Here you’ll go through towns, cities, the Silk Road, merchants, conniving Greek pirate captains, heroic soliders, epic swordfights, mutiny and starvation and sieges. That’s what I can call this novel. There is so much attention to detail, so much stuff that I can’t summarise it in all but one go. It’s really that good. Get the audiobook. It’s fantastic voice acting. I felt immersed. Though I wished they had a female voice narrator for Petronella. Honestly, an amazing effort. When will Simon Scarrow turn this into an alternate history series or something like that? I’d love to see Cato explore new lands or go to America. That’s just me. Otherwise, a solid 5.5.

Fantastic Narration. Really Felt Immersed

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Another fantastic adventure for cato and macro, not a dull moment in it with some great new characters it's one of scarrows best

Excellent

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It’s another classic story though a little predictable, I wonder if the Kato and macro story will now have a happy ending

If you’ve got this far in the series you know

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Always like the Cato and Macro stories, be a shame not to have Macro in the future books. So we'll written and such a flowing story line. This is the first audio book in the series I have purchased and am pleased to have done so, the narration is perfect for it. Give it a shot.

Another great Simon Scarrow story.

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Always gripping and full of humour. Great as ever with historical vividness and a gripping yarn.

A characterful adventure

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