When the Eagle Hunts

Published in 2008, RRP of £7.99, this is the eighth novel to be penned by Simon Scarrow set in the backdrop of the Roman invasion of Britain from 43AD onwards. The distinctive cover design is by Tim Byrne and the story is packed with action: It is the winter of AD44 and after a series of bloody battles, Camulodunum (modern-day Colchester) has fallen to the invading Roman army. As General Plautius, leader of the Second Legion, plans his next campaign, his wife and children are shipwrecked in a storm. They fall into the hands of a dark set of Druids, who now demand the return of those of their brotherhood taken prisoner by the Romans. Two volunteers from General Plautius' legion must venture deep into hostile territory to try and rescue the prisoners before the Druids sacrifice them to their dark gods. Will Cato and Macro discover where the Druids are hiding their hostages? Can they find a way to rescue them before time runs out?