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A carregar... The Eagle's Prey (2004)por Simon Scarrow
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Britania Simon Scarrow Publicado: 2016 | 354 páginas Novela Histórico Serie: Serie Águila #14 En el año 52 d. C., las tribus occidentales de Britania, inspiradas por el gran odio que sienten los druidas hacia los romanos, se preparan para atacar…, pero, ¿serán capaces de enfrentarse a la disciplina y el coraje de los legionarios? Malherido durante una escaramuza, el centurión Macro se ve obligado a quedarse atrás, a cargo del campamento como prefecto, mientras Cato rechaza la invasión por las colinas. Su misión no es otra que derrocar la fortaleza druida para así consolidar el triunfo de Roma sobre los nativos. Pero el invierno ya se acerca y el terreno empieza a ser impracticable a causa de las tormentas de nieve y la lluvia helada.Cuando las patrullas que Macro tiene apostadas en las proximidades de la guarnición lo informan de que los nativos empiezan a dispersarse, una terrible sospecha se cierne sobre el centurión, acostumbrado ya a los entresijos de la batalla. ¿Habrá subestimado el gobernador en funciones, el legado Quintatus, al enemigo? ¿Estará su juicio militar socavado por la ambición? Si es así, si se ha tramado algún plan sofisticado…, Cato y sus hombres lo pagarán caro. En lo que parece que va a ser el ataque definitivo contra las hordas de Carataco, la tercera cohorte debe desempeñar un papel de primer orden, cortando una posible retirada. Sin embargo, el fracaso en el cumplimiento de esta misión, la desbandada que éste provoca y las luchas internas en el seno de la propia cohorte va a desencadenar una situación crítica. En su búsqueda de una cabeza de turco, el nuevo centurión superior se fija en los centuriones Macro y Cato que tendrán que tomar una difícil decisión. I take back everything I said in my first review of this series. Scarrow has finally developed into a first rate writer. To me Cato was not really a believable character in the first book...I mean com'on, a raw recruit who defeats seasoned enemy warriors in his first battle...not believable at all. However his character has developed nicely. He still retains that self-conscience nature but he wears it well and in battle you now can believe he can hold his own. Macro is still the gruff veteran but you see a little bit underneath his armour now and again. What I really like is that slowly but surely Scarrow is revealing what life was like in the Roman legion. The cruel justice, backstabbing and code of honour that they must live by. Since that first story, Under the Eagle, Scarrow has shown an increasing talent for story writing. This lastest book had me glued to the pages with twists in direction that make it an excellent read. sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
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It is late summer 44AD and the battle-weary Roman legions are in their second year of campaigning against the British tribes. The troops' commander, General Plautius, is under considerable 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's 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 a fugitive 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... Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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Simon Scarrow consigue crear un ambiente opresivo y empático con los britanos, pero también con aprecio por los romanos en ocasiones. Mejora respecto a las anteriores entregas. ( )