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Simon Scarrow

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January 01, 1962

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Simon Scarrow is a UK-based author, born in Nigeria, and now living in Norfolk. He completed a master's degree at the University of East Anglia, and, after working at the Inland Revenue, went into teaching as a lecturer at City College, Norwich.

He is best known for his "Eagle" series. This is Roman empire military fiction, starting with the second invasion of Britain, and continuing with subsequent adventures in every corner of the empire. The stories are told through the eyes of two centurions, Macro and Cato. To date there are eighteen books in the series.

Scarrow has also written a series of four novels on the Napoleonic wars, focusing on the lives of Wellington and Napoleon. ...more

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Average rating: 4.25 · 154,170 ratings · 6,686 reviews · 169 distinct works • Similar authors

	Under the Eagle (Eagles of the Empire, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 15,827 ratings — published 2000 — 86 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Eagle's Conquest (Eagles of the Empire #2) 4.20 avg rating — 9,430 ratings — published 2001 — 76 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When the Eagle Hunts (Eagles of the Empire, #3) 4.24 avg rating — 8,850 ratings — published 2002 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Eagle and the Wolves (Eagles of the Empire, #4) 4.27 avg rating — 7,660 ratings — published 2003 — 79 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Centurion (Eagles of the Empire #8) 4.25 avg rating — 6,914 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Eagle's Prey (Eagles of the Empire, #5) 4.29 avg rating — 6,710 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Eagle's Prophecy (Eagles of the Empire, #6) 4.26 avg rating — 6,218 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Eagle in the Sand (Eagles of the Empire, #7) 4.24 avg rating — 5,826 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gladiator (Eagles of the Empire, #9) 4.24 avg rating — 5,751 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Legion (Eagles of the Empire, #10) 4.28 avg rating — 5,227 ratings — published 2009 — 61 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“You cannot teach a man how to forget fear. It is a rare quality”
― Simon Scarrow, Arena

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“We get what fate deals out to us, lad. And we have no choice about how we handle it.’
Cato smiled. ‘What’s this? Philosophy?’
‘Experience, lad. Much better.”
― Simon Scarrow, Invictus

tags: experienceerience, philosophy

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“What is the value of being a criminal investigator in a state run by criminals ?”
― Simon Scarrow, Blackout

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