Simon Scarrow - C05 The Eagle's Prey.nfo
General Information
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Book The Eagle's Prey C05
Author Simon Scarrow
Narrator Jonathan Keeble
File Information
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Number of MP3s: 12 plus PARS and info
Genre: Historical Adventure
Bit Rate: 48 KB/s
Sample Rate: 22 KHz stereo
Run Time: 13:36 h:m
Size: 266 MB approx!(without Pars)
Story
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It is late summer AD 44, and the battle-weary Roman legions are in their second year of campaigning against the British tribes. The troops' commander, General Plautius, is under pressure from the emperor to crush the natives once and for all. Centurions Macro and Cato are with the crack Second Legion under the precarious leadership of Centurion Maximus, and it's their task to hold a ford across the river Tamesis when the natives are forced into a trap. But Maximus' nerve breaks at the critical point, allowing the enemy leader, Caratacus, and his men to escape. Outraged by this failure, General Plautius orders the decimation of the unit. Their choice: die, or escape to become fugitives pursued by soldiers of their own ruthless army. Hiding from their former comrades as well as the Britons, Cato's small band of fugitives have only one chance to redeem themselves before they are hunted down like animals.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Simon Scarrow is a UK-based author, born in Nigeria in 1962 and lived there until his family fled the country during the Biafran war. He is now living in Norfolk with his wife, Carolyn, who runs her own copywriting business, and two sons. . He completed a master's degree at the University of East Anglia, and, after working at the Inland Revenue, went into teaching as a lecturer at City College, Norwich.
After developing a fascination for history thanks to a passionate Latin teacher. Fired by the knowledge gleaned from the exploration of Roman sites, he decided to write what he wanted to read - military page-turners about the adventures of the Roman army from AD 43 onwards.
He is best known for his "Eagle" series. This is Roman empire military fiction, starting with the second invasion of Britain, and continuing with subsequent adventures in every corner of the empire. The stories are told through the eyes of two centurions, Macro and Catog.
ABOUT THE READER
Jonathan Keeble combines his audio work with a busy theatre and TV career. He has featured in over 500 radio plays for the BBC appearing in everything from Shakespeare to Sherlock Holmes to Dr Who and is also the evil Owen in The Archers. Much in demand for his voicework, this ranges from playing Sir Christopher Wren in St. Paul's Cathedral to The Angel of Death in the film Hellboy 2, with stops at all points in between. An award-winning reader, Jonathan has recorded over 100 audiobooks . Jonathan is also the voice for the audiobook of The Joy of Sex, but refuses to say how he got the job.
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