Hermanos de sangre

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LA CONQUISTA DE BRETAÑA POR EL IMPERIO ROMANO ESTÁ AMENAZADA DESDE DENTRO...

A mediados del siglo I d. C, el imperio romano en Bretaña aún debe superar un último obstáculo: Carataco, rey del Catuvellauni y líder de la resistencia. El prefecto Macro, junto con el ahora centurión Macro, tienen la misión de capturarlo para llevar de nuevo la gloria al emperador Claudio. Pero hay mucho más en juego La captura y tormento de un mensajero en las calles de Roma revela un complot para sabotear la campaña del ejército romano contra Carataco. Un agente especial tiene la misión de abrir un segundo frente de ataque contra el ejército y, también, eliminar a los dos soldados romanos que podrían interponerse en su camino. Macro y Cato. La derrota de Carataco parece factible, pero el traidor amenaza no sólo el objetivo militar, sino también la vida de los dos soldados

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Simon Scarrow is a UK-based author, born in Nigeria and now based in Norfolk. He 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.<br><br>He is best known for his Eagle Series of Roman Military fiction set in the territories of the Roman Empire, covering the second invasion of Britain and the subsequent prolonged campaign undertaken by the rump of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. To date there are eleven books in the series, with the 11th released in November 2011, Praetorian. The twelfth book has recently been announced and is due to be released in October 2013, The Blood Crows 2 .<br><br>He has also written another series, Revolution, focusing on Wellington and Napoleon, whose first title, Young Bloods, was published in 2006. The second volume, The Generals, was released on the 31 May 2007 and the third volume Fire and Sword was released in January 2009. The fourth and final novel of the series was released in Jun 2010 and is called The Fields of Death. He has now started writing a new series titled Gladiator: The fight for freedom.<br><br>