La sangre de Roma

Resumen del libro

Corre el año 54 d. C. y se avecinan problemas en las fronteras
orientales del Imperio romano. Una vez más, el prefecto Cato y el
centurión Macro deben prepararse para la guerra...
El astuto pueblo de los partos ha invadido la Armenia gobernada
por los romanos y ha conseguido derrocar al rey Rhadamistus,
ambicioso y despiadado, pero leal a Roma. El general Corbulo
tiene una misión: debe devolverlo al trono y, al mismo tiempo,
preparar las tropas para la guerra contra el poderoso imperio de
los Partos. Por eso, Corbulo da la bienvenida a los recién llegados
Cato y Macro, dos soldados experimentados en poner en forma a
una unidad de hombres mal equipados y mal preparados para el
conflicto que se avecina.
Pero restaurar en el trono a un rey depuesto es un juego peligroso.
La brutalidad de Rhadamistus hacia sus enemigos puede resultar la
chispa para un levantamiento que pondrá a prueba la valentía y la
habilidad del ejército romano. Y, mientras tanto, un nuevo y
siniestro enemigo los vigila desde la frontera...

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>