Centurion (Roman Legion 8) - Simon Scarrow

simon scarrow: centurion this book is utterly amazing and i recommend to any one that is interested in classical history or inparticular rome. the book is set in the 1st century where the famouse centurions macro and cato get set on a suicide mission that pushes them to their limits in the baking persian sun. there is a rebelion in one of romes dominions and these two centurions get sent as a relief column to aid the few remaining law abiding citizens until the main army can come and relieve them and squash this civil revolt. simon scarrow uses accurate historical facts in all of his books to make a brilliant story which in every one of his books grips you ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review