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The Honour of Rome (Eagles of the Empire 20)

By: Simon Scarrow
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
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A stunning novel of courage, camaraderie and deadly enemies from the Sunday Times best-selling author of Centurion and The Emperor's Exile.

AD 58. Britannia. Tension is simmering. Danger lies round every corner for Rome's brave soldiers....

Fifteen years after Rome's invasion of Britannia, centurion Marco is back. The island is settled now, bustling with commerce. Macro's goal is to help run his mother's Londinium Inn, and exploit his land grant. He's prepared for the dismal weather and the barbaric ways of the people. But far worse dangers threaten all his plans.

A gang led by an ex-legionary rules the city, demanding protection money and terrorising those who won't pay up. The Roman official in charge has turned a blind eye. Macro has to act. He needs the back-up of the finest soldier he knows: Prefect Cato. But Cato is in distant Rome. Or is he?

As the streets run red with blood, the army's heroes face an enemy as merciless and cunning as any barbarian tribe. The honour of Rome is in their hands....

For listeners of Bernard Cornwell, Conn Iggulden and Ben Kane - unstoppable fiction from an author who knows the Roman world like no other.

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

©2021 Simon Scarrow (P)2021 Headline Publishing Group Ltd Action & Adventure Ancient Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction War & Military Rome Ancient Rome Fiction

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Another excellent adventure about our Roman heroes. Brilliant narration as usual. We'll Done to all concerned in this production.

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I have read all of Cato and Macro's adventures across the Roman Empire and am a big fan of the storytelling and this book again hits the spot. Back to Britannia, meet up again with Boudicca of the Iceni for more breathless adventures, just when Macro was getting ready to enjoy his retirement and Cato wanting to escape the attention of Nero back in Rome.
My only gripe is that the narrator, who, for me, got the male roles about right, gave Macro's mother a voice that really jarred for me. It was not in my opinion like an old woman's voice
Look forward to the next book in the series

Another enjoyable adventure with Cato and Macro

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I was wondering how the story was going to move on with Macro retired and Cato miles away.
Great start to Macros retirement, as usual brilliantly written and narration top notch by Johnathon

Highly recommend but if you haven’t start at book one

The boys are back

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Another excellent story. A different flavour this time . Still fresh , 20 down only a few to go

Excellent/ different

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Easy to listen and brilliant narration. love the readers gravelly voice. perfect for this.

Fast paced

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A fantastic listen, no criticism at all. A new story line is opening up and I can’t wait for the next book. Well done Simon Scarrow and we’ll done Johnathan Keeble.

Superb!

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He writes a good story of Britain in where the Romans still ruled Britain.
plenty of action very well described sometimes very blood thirsty . definite line of good and evil and you are drawn into the story where you too want revenge. A lively ,exciting book and well read.

excellent

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Absolutely amazing, I cannot wait for the next to release!! Perhaps release it a few months early?!?

Awesome

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Macro has retired to Britain with his wife, Petronella, to enjoy a peaceful life together farming their patch of veteran's land and assisting his mother in the inn she and he together owned in Londinium. Cato was also heading for Britain, having had to leave Rome swiftly and secretly to protect Claudia, Nero's ex lover. Together again, they face more blood and battling than any retired veteran might reasonably expect.

The audiobook was narrated by Jonathan Keeble. His performance was superb, flowing with the action be it military or more personal, investing emotion where needed and generally carrying the reader through the trials and tribulations of 'peaceful' retirement. And, of course, every protagonist is given a personal, unique voice (with, delightfully, the spy, Appolonius, sounding very much like Julian Clarey).

As a fan of books set in the ancient Roman era, I have delighted in Simon Scarrow's eagle series since book one, when Cato and Macro first met.. Now in Book 20 of the series, it is every bit as good: great characters, good story lines, atmospheric, told with a deceptively simple feel of the present which provides a vivid sense of being there.
A definite recommendation.

"Living tools to be used until they are broken."

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Doesn’t get any better than this! Brilliantly read by Jonathan Keeble who brings all the characters and voices to life. Didn’t want the book to finish . Shall await the next one. Can’t come out too soon for me. Wonderful experience and so cleverly written

Brilliant

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