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The Gladiator
- Eagles of the Empire, Book 9
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 13 hrs and 31 mins
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Publisher's Summary
The Gladiator is the compelling ninth novel in Simon Scarrow's best-selling Eagles of the Empire series. A must read for fans of Bernard Cornwell.
While centurions Macro and Cato are returning to Rome from a harrowing campaign against the Parthians, their transport ship is almost capsized by a tidal wave. They barely make it to the port of Matala in Crete where they are stunned to find a devastated town. An earthquake has struck the island, destroying its cities and killing thousands. In the chaotic aftermath, large bands of the island's slaves begin to revolt and local bandits, taking advantage of the slave rebellion, urge the Cretans to overthrow the Roman administration. With many of the island's troops either killed or wounded during the earthquake, the governor of the province calls on Macro and Cato for help. Can they move swiftly enough to counter the rebellion before it sweeps the Romans from the island?
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-07-2020
Interesting version of a little known part of Crete’s history
Very interesting interpretation of this little know part of Crete’s history. Not Simon Scarrow’s best work, but it keeps the story flowing.
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- Garry
- 07-10-2015
Excellence Reed
in the best tradition of the series. I found this one of the more enjoyable on the books.. an excellent read.
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- Evon Hoogeveen
- 15-06-2019
Cato to the rescue
This book is great. I'm glad some of Macro & Cato's past foes are coming back into the story.
No spoilers.
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- Rhys
- 14-05-2018
Enjoyable
Struggled to finish in the end, but a great story none the less. Looking forward to the next one
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- Anonymous User
- 04-04-2022
good yarn again
Scarrow matches Pressfield for battle descriptions. Cornwall, Dando and others tend to struggle to match them. if you want a great read checkout Gemmels Shield of Thunder (3 book) series, marvellous take on Trojan War
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- Kevin
- 19-07-2018
Another action packed adventure
Still loving this series and especially following Cato's character. His love interest, the conflicts that generates with duty and how it makes him vulnerable. Plenty of action, highs and lows. Well written and well narrated.
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- Anonymous User
- 23-01-2024
Excellent
The whole series is excellent. Adventure after Adventure, I hope there are many more to come
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- Anonymous User
- 02-02-2024
non-stop adrenaline rush
Simon Scarrow is a master story teller. every tale is an adventure taking you through twists and turns you never know what to expect next.
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