Customer Reviews
Another top book. - By: J. Cooper, 17 Nov 2008 
Another brilliant book in this amazing series.
I found the battle scenes were particularly good in this book. Let's hope Cato & Julia have a long-term future, but with a return to Rome on the cards who can tell what will happen!
Top class read - brilliant if you are a fan of Mr Scarrow's work.
The new Bernard Cornwell? - By: chuckles, 22 Oct 2008 I am a huge historical fiction fan, with Iggulden, Manfredi & the legendary Bernard Cornwell as my favourites. Now to be honest Simon Scarrow is part of that list! This series of books are excellent, pretty much a combination of Corwell's Sharpe & the Rome TV series. Great characters, great story & extremely well written. This is quite late in the series, so start at the beginning (under the eagle) if you fancy this series. This particular book takes our heroes into new terratory, a different world to Britain & Rome.... the adventures continues!
Average historical Novel - By: Douglas Newell, 06 Oct 2008 
The sign of a good book is the inability to put it down. Unfortunately I spent more time putting it down than picking it up. The hardback took me an age to read - in fact I have just finished it & was sorely disappointed. The problem is it is distinctly average, nothing reallly surprising happens. Yes theres some exciting set pieces, but they are just that ... set pieces, set in motion by some cosmic deus ex machina. Scarrow is certainly the weakest of the popular historical writers, Iggulden and, especiallly, Cornwell both write far superior novels. If you have nothing else to read ... go for it. If you have some other books in a pile, then i'd leave it.
Great - By: Lizzie, 17 Sep 2008 i reallly enjoyed reading this book just as much as the other ones that Scarrow has written. its exciting & i couldn't put it down until i had finished it- can't wait for the next one in the series!!
Very disappointing - By: J. Davidson, 14 Sep 2008 
I bought this on a whim, knowing nothing about the previous books. I very rarely give up on a book, but for this one I made an exception. I honestly can't see how reviewers could liken it to Bernard Cornwell - it just doesn't bear comparison.
