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The Eagle in the Sand
- Eagles of the Empire, Book 7
- Narrated by: Russell Boulter
- Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins
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Summary
If you don't know Simon Scarrow, you don't know Rome!
The Eagle in the Sand is the action-packed seventh novel in Simon Scarrow's best-selling Eagles of the Empire series. Essential reading for fans of Bernard Cornwell.Judaea in AD 46. Roman centurions Cato and Macro have been posted to Judaea for a 'hearts and minds' operation. The Empire needs to win over the locals after some of their religious figures have started revolts - and since the Romans crucified the last charismatic Judaean leader, the natives' rebellions have become bolder.
Not only are these small villages causing trouble, but there are also thousands of Parthians eager to fight Rome. With the threat of suicide attacks and even all-out war, Cato and Macro have their peace-keeping work cut out....
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- Simon
- 03-01-17
Macro, Cato and The Holy Ghost
I said I wouldn't wait another year before I came back to this series and this time I have only resisted for a couple of months. It's great fun, action packed and the dynamic duo of Macro and Cato have a good chemistry between them. The machinations of Narcissus give a reasonable(ish) excuse to keep the pair together despite their relatively senior rank.
This time they are thrown into the powder keg of post-messiah Judea and of course there is treachery from both without and within their own ranks. Macro continues to be part football hooligan and part charismatic leader with the more cerebral Macro providing an excellent foil to the older man's rather more unpredictable approach.
Scarrow touches new ground with his take on Christianity's early days which adds to the intrigue without ever becoming overly judgemental or allowing the action to falter. In terms of historical detail this does take the focus away from the legions themselves though.
All in all another very enjoyable episode.
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- Mr T C
- 22-07-15
Thrilling read
Would you consider the audio edition of The Eagle in the Sand to be better than the print version?
I missed 4/5/6 in the series as some were not available on audible and went straight for this on. It was very easy to pick up and hugely interesting set in a new province. Some well described skirmishes and an interesting insight into the period. A recommend!
What other book might you compare The Eagle in the Sand to, and why?
Ben Kane/Conn Iggulden
What about Russell Boulter’s performance did you like?
A change from the previous books gave Cato a much more grown voice sound reflecting his experience
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Laugh and got the heart rate going!
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- Jackp257
- 21-10-20
Astonishing
brilliant piece of writing with fantastic voice acting, couldn't recommend it enough, really brings it to life.
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- erickhen
- 14-05-19
Appalling pronunciation
The mispronounciation of the names of the main characters throughout the Eagle series of audiobooks ruins what are otherwise very good stories.
It would be almost tolerable to listen to the same mispronunciation except that there is no consistency and it varies from book to book.
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- george cowan
- 21-05-20
Love the story
continuing Macro and Cato's adventures across the Empire is enjoyable. The change of reader is narking but the books are excellent
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- a s wharton
- 01-02-20
Another great story
Loved the twists but found the change of accents to be Liverpudlians disconcerting prefer other
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- Andrew
- 01-01-20
Performance lost interest
The Combination of a similar storey line and flat performance meant the book lots its impact from the the other books in the Series
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- David B.
- 23-05-19
Good Story !!!!
again a good story line with well developed characters only minus was the introduction of a different narrator who changed the principal characters dialects from the previous stories
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- Mongfhind
- 14-03-19
Great story, narration not so good.
Another enjoyable Cato and Macro adventure. Narration still could be improved upon. Russel Boulter has a good clear speaking voice which is expressive and well-paced. However his poor pronunciation of character and place names is irritating and lapse into Scouse when characterising Macro doesn’t fit well either and sounds ridiculous.
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- nicholas
- 22-02-19
Scouse Romans’?
Bit strange hearing this with a bit of a Scouse twang but still a flipping good listen.
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