ISBN Rome: The Eagle Of The Twelfth book English Paperback 480 pages

From
the Sunday Times
bestselling author Manda Scott, a captivating, stirring and breath-taking historical adventure full of honour, loyalty and bravery. Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow, Robert Harris and Conn Iggulden.
'A tale that shines like the Eagle at its heart. I suspect that no one else writes like M. C. Scott. I'm certain plenty wish they could.' -- GILES KRISTIAN
'Enthralling...GladiatormeetsTinker Tailor Soldier Spyin a baroque landscape.' -- ROBERT LOWE
'Compulsive reading' -- ***** Reader review
'Truly consummate, well-written historical fiction' -- ***** Reader review
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THEY ARE KNOWN AS THE LEGION OF THE DAMNED...
Throughout the Roman Army,
the brutal XIIth Legion
is notorious for its ill fortune. For one young man,
Demalion of Macedon
, joining it will be a baptism of fire. And yet, amid all of the violence and savagery of his life as a legionary, he will come to love the Twelfth and the bloody-minded, dark-hearted soldiers he calls his brothers.
But during the punishing
Judaean
campaign, the Hebrew army inflict a catastrophic defeat upon the legion - not only decimating their ranks, but
taking away their soul - the eagle
.
There is just one final chance to save the legion's honour - to steal it back. To do that, Demalion and his legionnaries must go undercover into Jerusalem, into the very heart of their enemy.
Recovering their pride is paramount but discovery will mean the worst of deaths...