When the Eagle Hunts

Eagles of the Empire, Book 3

By: Simon Scarrow

Narrated by: David Thorpe

Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins

Publisher's summary

If you don't know Simon Scarrow, you don't know Rome!

When the Eagle Hunts is the compelling third novel in Simon Scarrow's best-selling Eagles of the Empire series. For fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden.

Britannia, AD 44. Cato, a thoughtful junior officer in the Roman army, and his commanding centurion, Macro, are simply pawns in Rome's lust to conquer Britain. During the freezing winter, the two men and their legion fight the native savages in hand-to-hand battles that haunt Cato for days after. But in a place full of enemies, the most vicious are the Druids of the Dark Moon; brutal, merciless men who have captured the wife and children of General Plautius himself. So Macro and Cato are given a mission: to travel deep into enemy territory and recover the hostages. If they fail, the fate of the Roman army may just hang in the balance....

©2002 Simon Scarrow (P)2013 Headline Publishing Group Ltd.

Excellent

An excellent work. A novel with historical accuracy; as far as Roman adventures go.i just finished the book and I’m about to start it again.

Great narration, great book.

I wasn't so keen on the author when i started the series of books but he's grown on my and class him as one of my favourite narrators. I was sad to find he's not doing the subsequent books, so I doubt I will continue the series on Audible. The story itself is great though, so maybe i'll just buy the hardcopy.

Excellent!

this series just keeps getting better! the narrator has done a fantastic job and the story is always captivating. the danger and stakes feel real and I'm honestly impressed by the all the characters

A good story made excelllent.

I’ve listened to many books on audible and heard innumerable narrators but David Thorpe takes the cake.

Simon Scarrow’s series is an enjoyable and well made compilation of competently composed novels (too much alliteration?). One I’ve read many times over in hard copy.

But listening to David Thorpe’s interpretation has given me a new respect for the books he brings to life with such expertise. To call him a mere narrator would be a slight to the skill he possesses. This is a man who demonstrates some of the greatest skills of the voice acting industry.

Fantastic ride

Great characters, a weak but luck guy, a funny super hero, a funny strong man, a strong smart woman. Everyone in there place was war continues in Britain as the Roman Empire tries to defeat the people.

Nice historical fiction

Great reader
Consistent characters
Who are likable
Would recommend
Similar to Bernard Cornwall
With plenty of shield wall and squares
To fight in

Caeser ?

To heck with Caesar, all hail Macro and Cato !! Another great performance of another great book.

recommend

good book, the first two are better, worth the read if you enjoyed the first two.

Still entertaining!

The story line for this 3rd novel isn’t quite up to par with the previous two, but is still good. Simon Scarrow’s narration continues to greatly add to the audio version, and I certainly hope they don’t change narrators for follow on books.

If you haven’t been introduced to this series, I might want to start with the first book. If you’ve finished books one and two, and are considering the third book, I recommend you do so.

It just keeps getting better

Although this book wasn’t as fast of a read as the prior entries, this had a lot of character building that pay off towards the end. You start to care about the characters while they are acting out the plot that is so characteristic of the author. The performance was as always flawless, distinct and powerful.