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Invader
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 13 hrs and 15 mins
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Summary
Roman Britain, AD 44. General Plautius' hard-won defeat of Caratacus should have brought peace. But though the land is conquered, it is far from tamed. A puppet king is doing little to calm the hatred of the tribes and bring them under Roman rule.
Fighting is in Optio Horatius Figulus' blood. His Celtic ancestry is mocked by his fellow soldiers, but it gives him the toughness essential for survival. His Centurion, though, is a very different kind of soldier - one who seems to care more about paperwork than leading his men into battle.
Sent on a thankless mission deep in hostile territory, in the knowledge that to fail will bring the end of his military career, Figulus finds his courage - and that of his men - tested to the very limit. And, more than anyone, Figulus understands the Celtic mind. He knows that, even utterly crushed in battle, their warriors routed and the Druids driven from their hill forts, the tribesmen of Britannia will sooner die than surrender.
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- Mr Bill Dunn
- 11-07-18
New characters to enjoy!
Enjoyed the book thoroughly, I'm a big fan of the eagle series with Cato and Macro, so this new character will suit me just right, carry on Simon.
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- Roy H.
- 15-03-19
Gripping
Fantastic had me gripped from Start to Finish Hard to press the Stop button as well.
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-10-17
quite entertaining and historically interesting
easy to follow with lots of action good story line and historically fascinating recommended for any one who likes historical fiction
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- Paul Duncan
- 26-06-19
hmm
Good storyline although I touch difficult to swallow as the main character seems to have defeated the Britons single handedly..but a nice listen never the less.
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- polymath
- 14-12-21
Optio Figulus's adventure
Narrated very well as usual by Jonathan Keeble. This book introduces Optio Figulus as the main character. Action comes fast and furious throughout. I notice that as he is a solo character, unlike Macro and Cato, then Figulus relies on action rather than having some subplots. If there are more Figulus books, then I expect his character will be fleshed out.
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- Mr. Anthony D. Bateman
- 31-05-18
spinoff
figulus isn't as strong willed as I think he was in the eagle series. this is a good book but not up to scarrow eagle series, and I found parts repetitive.
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- CT
- 20-08-16
Excellent
I have listened to all of the Eagles series and was pleased to find another to keep me going.
All link together to entertain.
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- Paul watson
- 13-02-20
Enjoyable listen
I always enjoy Simon Scarrow books I especially the Marco and Cato books. I've only listened to this one so far in the extended unverse but will be downloading more.
Also as always very well performed my Jonathan Keeble.
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- A. Arthur
- 20-02-16
Entertaining and enjoyable
A great yarn, with many twists and turns as it plays out. Perhaps predictable in the accepted genre, but we buy it to enjoy, and this is enjoyable in the extreme. The character of Figulus does develop during the story highlighting the tensions of an optio being directed by situations and forces outside of himself to a more commanding role.
Apart from the story itself, the narrator, Jonathan Keeble, delivers yet another amazing performance, moving the characters forward in his inimitable style. Battle descriptions seem to be his forte and he relishes the action, blood and gore of this bygone age. Does one detect a still remaining shadow from Uhtred of Bebbanburg?
A great production, highly recommended.
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- James
- 18-04-16
Great
It was very great audio - if you read Cato & Macro then this for you.
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