When the Eagle Hunts
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| When the Eagle Hunts | |
| Author | Simon Scarrow |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Historical novel |
| Publisher | Headline (UK) |
| Publication date | 2002 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Preceded by | The Eagle's Conquest |
| Followed by | The Eagle and the Wolves |
When the Eagle Hunts is a 2002 novel by Simon Scarrow, set in 44 AD during the Roman invasion of Britain. It is the third book in the Eagle Series.
[edit] Plot summary
It is the winter of AD 44 and after a series of bloody battles, Camulodunum (modern-day Colchester) has fallen to the invading Roman army.
As General Vespasian, legate (Legatus legionis) of the Second Legion, helps plan their next campaign, General Plautius's wife and children are shipwrecked in a storm. They fall into the hands of a dark sect of Druids who now demand the return of their brotherhood taken prisoner by the Romans.
Two soldiers (Centurion Macro and Optio Cato) volunteer from the Second Legion of Legate Vespasian to venture deep into hostile territory in an attempt to rescue the prisoners before they are sacrificed to the Druid's dark gods. Will Cato and Macro discover where the Druids are hiding their hostages? Can they find some way to rescue them before the time runs out?
