Customer Reviews
Trash Novel For The Plane - By: C. J. Paling, 02 Dec 2008 
The book is producedin a formulaic style which any English literature student at any 6 form college could easily replicate; comparisons to Bernard Cromwell are completely misplaced. No imagination awful dialogue & not written with any thought for realistic battles. I would say the average reader of The Sun would like this book as it is totally tabloid! Ok to read on the plane ...at a push!
Another top book. - By: J. Cooper, 17 Nov 2008 
Another brilliant bookin this amazing series.
I found the battle scenes were particularly goodin this book. Let's hope Cato & Julia have a long-term future, but with a return to Rome on the cards who can tell what will happen!
Top class read - brilliant if you are a fan of Mr Scarrow's work.
The new Bernard Cornwell? - By: chuckles, 22 Oct 2008 I am a huge historical fiction fan, with Iggulden, Manfredi & the legendary Bernard Cornwell as my favourites. Now to be honest Simon Scarrow is part of that list! This series of books are excellent, pretty much a combination of Corwell's Sharpe & the Rome TV series. Great characters, great story & extremely well written. This is quite latein the series, so start at the beginning (under the eagle) if you fancy this series. This particular book takes our heroes into new terratory, a different world to Britain & Rome.... the adventures continues!
Average historical Novel - By: Douglas Newell, 06 Oct 2008 
The sign of a good book is the inability to put it down. Unfortunately I spent more time putting it down than picking it up. The hardback took me an age to read -in fact I have just finished it & was sorely disappointed. The problem is it is distinctly average, nothing really surprising happens. Yes theres some exciting set pieces, but they are just that ... set pieces, setin motion by some cosmic deus ex machina. Scarrow is certainly the weakest of the popular historical writers, Iggulden and, especially, Cornwell both write far superior novels. If you have nothing else to read ... go for it. If you have some other booksin a pile, then i'd leave it.
Great - By: Lizzie, 17 Sep 2008 i really enjoyed reading this book just as much as the other ones that Scarrow has written. its exciting & i couldn't put it down until i had finished it- can't wait for the next onein the series!!
