Centurion (Roman Legion 8) - Simon Scarrow

Historical fiction books are amongst my favourite with the likes of Cornwell, Igullden and Manfredi amongst some of the best writers in this area, Simon Scarrow is not as good as them but his books are very good and each one in the series gets better, his books are well written with good characters and strong plots to keep you entertained. The book and the series are well worth reading. Centurion is written by Simon Scarrow and released in 2008. It is the 8th book in the eagle series and is set around two central characters Macro and Cato who are soldiers in the Roman Army in the 1st century. The book starts with Macro and Cato in Palmyra a ...

I have read all 8 of Simon Scarrows Roman Legion books and i would say this is definetly within the top 3! Since the first book we have come to love the now Centurion Cato and Macro on their struggle through Gaul, Britain and Syria. They though they had come through the toughest battles they were ever likely to be faced with, how wrong were they. Personally i enjoyed the first two books the most, its where we got to learn about Cato and Macro's personalities and backgrounds, now however we see that Cato is no longer the scared inexperienced boy he used to be, in many ways he is older than his veteran friend Macro. Macro is soldier ...