In this book, the seventh book in the "Cato" serious, Young Cato and his friend Macro journeys to the lands of Judea, where they are faced with several challenges. The two friends are deployed by Narcissus, the Emperor's secretary, to listen in on events in the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire. The situation follows as senior officers are corrupt and threaten to undermine the safety of the Roman Empire. Unfortunately, an unforgiving local tribesman, Bannus, is giving the Romans even more of a hard time with his attempts to raise an army against the Roman soldiers posted at Judea. Bannus wants his revenge for the death of Jehoshua and the senior officers ...  Read the complete review

The eagle in the sand is book number seven , in Simon Scarrow's eagle series. After the previous events, Macro and Cato have been sent out to judea , on a mission to win hearts and minds between the battling religions and convince the sorrounding area's that rome is a positive ruler. However , this is not simple , the commanders are corrupt and their enemy is growing . Looks like were set for another exciting title. The thing that separates this from Scarrows previous adventures is actually the lack of staging in battles and the events sorrounding them. The enemy is Bannus , a man who once followed Jehoshua ( jesus ) and after his death decided he ...  Read the complete review