Emperor of Exile
"I charged through this cinematic story with the vitality and steadfastness of a Roman soldier on the march! "
Synopsis:
A.D. 57. Battle-scarred veterans of the Roman army Tribune Cato and Centurion Macro return to Rome. Thanks to the failure of their recent campaign on the eastern frontier they face a hostile reception at the imperial court. Their reputations and future are at stake.
When Emperor Nero's infatuation with his mistress is exploited by political enemies, he reluctantly banishes her into exile. Cato, isolated and unwelcome in Rome, is forced to escort her to Sardinia.
Arriving on the restless, simmering island with a small cadre of officers, Cato faces peril on three fronts: a fractured command, a deadly plague spreading across the province...and a violent insurgency threatening to tip the province into blood-stained chaos.
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Review:
This is the 19th of the 'Eagles of the Empire' series. What can I say that I haven't already? As always, Scarrow throws his reader slap bang into A.D. 57. The senses of the time flow over you and feel as though you are as close to an assimilation of the Romans as we're ever likely to feel. As with all journey's, even ones in book form, there are always going to be changes and different directions for those who we have come to know. 'The Emperor's Exile' is more Cato's story than Macro's, but this does not make it any less a brilliant tale than its predecessors. I charged through this cinematic story with the vitality and steadfastness of a Roman soldier on the march! Hugely entertaining as always.