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Resumen del libro

Nuestra pareja de centuriones formada por Macro y Cato se encuentra en ROma a la espera de ver cómo se resuelve el conflicto en que se han visto metidos como resultado del asesinato del general Plautio, cuando, inesperadamente, cae en sus manos una misión de la que depende el futuro del Imperio romano. Esta vez tendrán que recuperar unos papiros de incalculable valor que se hallan en manos de una horda de piratas, lo que les obliga a embarcar y enfrentarse a los terribles piratas que por aquella época (45 a.C.) pugnaban con las tropas romanas por el control del Mediterráneo. Esta vez nuestros protagonistas, además de no tener ninguna experiencia en el mar deberán soportar la compañía de su acérrimo rival, Vitelio.
El sentido del humor, la humanidad de los personajes, la recreación de la vida cotidiana en Roma, acompañados de un profundo conocimiento de las costumbres militares de la época y una trama llena de aventuras explican el éxito de esta saga que ya va por la entrega número 6.

Biografía del autor

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>