Death to the Emperor: The thrilling new Eagles of the Empire novel - Macro and Cato return!

Product Information

Other than the Eagle Series, Simon has also written a few other notable novel series’ including the Revolution series, which is based on Napoleon and Wellington. Apart from the novel series’, Simon has also penned down a couple of standalone novels.

Death to the Emperor by Simon Scarrow | Waterstones

This biography of a living person relies too much on references to primary sources. Please help by adding secondary or tertiary sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. n.b. these novellas were available as e-books prior to publication of the full title. Stand-alone novels [ edit ] In 2007 the publisher announced the intention to cease using the word "Eagle" in the title of books in this series, starting with Centurion. The change was apparently because the publisher wanted to attract more new readers to the series. They are first described as taking part in the battle in Germania and against the invasion of the Britishers by Claudius. In the later of the series, the two soldiers are described as serving in the Imperial Navy in the east of Italy.

Praise for Death to the Emperor: The thrilling new Eagles of the Empire novel - Macro and Cato return! Simon Scarrow (born 3 October 1962) is a British author. Scarrow completed a master's degree at the University of East Anglia [1] after working at the Inland Revenue, and then went into teaching as a lecturer, firstly at East Norfolk Sixth Form College, then at City College Norwich. Simon is a patron of the Bansang Hospital Appeal which supports an outstandingly innovative hospital in The Gambia. The Revolution Quartet centres upon the lives of Napoleon Bonaparte and Arthur Wellesley, later the Duke of Wellington. The first book in the quartet starts in 1769, and follows the two young men through their youth and on to their military careers.

Simon Scarrow - Wikipedia Simon Scarrow - Wikipedia

The following are books which are either stand-alone novels or have yet to be confirmed as parts of a series. n.b. these novellas were available as e-books prior to publication of the full title. Pirata series (with T. J. Andrews) [ edit ] As of today, he lives happily in Norfolk, United Kingdom along with his wife Caroline Scarrow and two sons. In the year 2006, Simon was selected as the Writer in Residence at the Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys. He says that he was honored to have been accepted for the prestigious post. As a part of his job, Simon is required to visit the school regularly and hold several creative writing sessions in which the students participate to showcase their writing talents. Simon Scarrow is a popular novelist from the United Kingdom, who is best known for his novels based on the Historical Fiction genre. Till date, he has written a total of 5 novel series’ and the most notable novel series written by him is the Eagle Series. In November 2006, Simon Scarrow was accepted to fill the post of Writer in Residence at Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys, a position he said he was "honoured to accept". [9] Personal life [ edit ]Scarrow cites the inspiration for his 'earthy' characters as being from his time in the Officer Training Corps. [5] Eagles of the Empire series [ edit ] Simon also judges the annual Scarrow Award in the Fiction category held in the school. The family of Simon has one more author in the form of his brother, Alex Scarrow, who has written a number of novels himself. Simon says that his passion for writing had begun at a very young age. One of the protagonists Quintus Licinius Cato has just arrived as the new young recruit in the Second Legion, which is considered as the toughest Roman Army. Initially, he finds it difficult to adjust to the rigorous military life and he also has to face the disgust from his colleagues as he gets appointed at a higher rank because of his connection with the Imperial Palace.

Death to the Emperor: The thrilling new Eagles of the Empire Death to the Emperor: The thrilling new Eagles of the Empire

He gains tremendous inspiration for writing his novels while walking with his dogs around the ruins of the Roman town situated on the outskirts of Norwich. Apart from writing novels, Simon also keeps himself busy in developing projects for film and television along with his brother Alex. n.b. these novellas were available as e-books prior to publication of the full title. Roman Caratacus series (with T. J. Andrews) [ edit ] After that, they take up a mission which is full of conspiracies and threatens to endanger the life of the Emperor. The second novel of the series was published in the year 2001 by the Headline publishing house. The novel was titled ‘The Eagle’s Conquest’. n.b. these novellas were available as e-books prior to publication of the full title. Invader series (with T. J. Andrews) [ edit ] Now it’s time to quell the most dangerous enemy tribes. Two of Rome’s finest commanders – Prefect Cato and Centurion Macro – are charged with a mission as deadly as any they have faced in their long careers. Can they win the day, or could this be the last battle?Wander (26 March 2015). "Interview with Simon Scarrow". Edinburgh Book Review. Edinburgh . Retrieved 28 June 2016. [ dead link] All across the USA, people are showing up dead. The deaths don't appear to be connected in any way until one particular death occurs and gets the Secretary of Defense's attention. He arranges for a task force to investigate. As his childhood was spent in traveling from place to place because of his parents, he got the time to finally write something worthy only after his graduation. Firstly, he pursued his love for history by becoming a teacher and then went on to become a full time writer from 2005 onwards.