Скэрроу, Саймон Орел в песках

Римская империя, 59 год до нашей эры. Юный Марк Корнелий, бывший римский гражданин, бывший раб, бывший гладиатор, а ныне вновь свободный римлянин, начинает поиски своей матери Ливии, с которой его разлучили два года назад. Марку становится известно, что негодяй, погубивший его семью, держит Ливию как рабыню в одном из своих поместий в Греции. И Марк вместе с двумя верными товарищами отправляется в Грецию. Однако в самом начале пути их настигает беда. Пытаясь найти следы Ливии, они невольно становятся причиной смерти работорговца. И теперь их разыскивают по всей Греции как убийц, которых ждет страшная смерть

В книгу вошли первые два романа цикла Саймона Скэрроу «Орлы Империи» — «Римский орел» и «Орел-завоеватель». 42 г. н. э. Бесстрашный центурион Макрон, опытный солдат, закаленный в боях, находится в самом сердце Германии со Вторым легионом — гордостью римской армии. Катону, новому рекруту и недавно назначенному заместителю Макрона в кровопролитной схватке с местными племенами предстоит доказать справедливость этого назначения • Когда в 43 г. н. э. центурион Макрон получает назначение в земли британских племен, он и не подозревает, что здесь ему, видавшему виды воину, предстоит одна из самых сложных кампаний. Макрон и его молодой подчиненный Катон должны найти и победить врага, прежде чем он окрепнет достаточно, чтобы сокрушить римские легионы. Но британцы не единственный противник, противостоящий Макрону и Катону: в тени кровопролитных схваток зреет заговор против самого Императора

Промозглой зимой 44 года от Рождества Христова римские силы в Британии с нетерпением ожидали наступления весны, чтобы возобновить кампанию по завоеванию острова. Непокорные бритты тем временем становились все более изощренными в своем сопротивлении, не гнушаясь нанести римлянам удар в спину. Захвачены в плен жена и дети генерала Плавта, центуриону Макрону и его верному другу Катону придется поторопиться, чтобы не дать друидам принести пленников в жертву своим темным богам… • Веспасиан и Второй легион римской армии продвигаются вперед в своей кампании по захвату юго-запада. Макрону и вновь назначенный центурионом Катону поручено помочь Верике, престарелому правителю атребатов превратить его племенное войско в грозную силу, которая сможет защитить власть от набегов врага

Rome, 61 BC • Recruited as a gladiator, young Marcus Cornelius Primus faces a new life of brutal training, governed by strict rules, as he learns the skills of an elite warrior • But Marcus cannot simply forget his past. His father lies murdered by soldiers and his mother has been kidnapped and forced into slavery. Marcus is determined to find his father's old commander, Pompeius the Great, to seek justice for his family and set his mother free • Yet, unbeknown to him, Marcus is hiding a life-threatening secret. And if the Romans discover it, there will be no escape

A stunning novel of courage, camaraderie and deadly enemies from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Centurion and The Emperor's Exile • AD 59. Britannia. Tension is simmering. Danger lies round every corner for Rome's brave soldiers • Fifteen years after Rome's invasion of Britannia, centurion Marco is back. The island is settled now, bustling with commerce. Macro's goal is to help run his mother's Londinium inn, and exploit his land grant. He's prepared for the dismal weather and the barbaric ways of the people. But far worse dangers threaten all his plans • A gang led by an ex-legionary rules the city, demanding protection money and terrorising those who won't pay up. The Roman official in charge has turned a blind eye. Macro has to act

It is AD 25. Pirate ships strike terror in the hearts of those who brave the seas of the Roman Empire • When young Telemachus joins the crew of the merchant ship Selene, he's delighted to escape the rough streets of Piraeus. He knows little of the dangers of life at sea. And even past hardship has not prepared him for the terror on board when a pirate ship appears • The fight is bloody, but the result is never in doubt. Then the victorious pirate chief, Bulla, offers the beaten men a cruel choice: join us, or die. After surviving a brutal initiation rite, Telemachus impresses his new captain with his resourcefulness and strength, and swiftly rises through the pirate ranks. But dangerous rivals talk of mutiny and murder. While Prefect Canis, notorious commander of the imperial fleet, is relentless in his pursuit of the pirate brotherhood

How was a man killed while alone in a locked room? Is it the perfect murder? • It's a case for FBI Special Agent Rose Blake. Still raw after a notorious serial killer slipped through her net, Rose will do whatever it takes - including putting her own life at risk - to nail the perpetrator this time • When a second body with identical wounds is discovered, Rose realises that a twisted murderer is playing a deadly game. A murderer who's not going to stop any time soon. But what links the victims? And who's next? No one is safe, and the clock is ticking

Roman Britain, AD 44. The land is far from tamed. A puppet king is doing little to calm the hatred of the native tribes • Fighting is in Optio Horatius Figulus' blood. His Celtic ancestry gives him the toughness essential for survival. That toughness will be tested to the very limit when he is sent on a mission deep in hostile territory. And Figulus knows that, even utterly crushed in battle, their warriors routed and the Druids driven from their hill forts, the tribesmen of Britannia will sooner die than surrender

Berlin, December 1939 • As Germany goes to war, the Nazis tighten their terrifying grip. Paranoia in the capital is intensified by a rigidly enforced blackout that plunges the city into oppressive darkness every night, as the bleak winter sun sets • When a young woman is murdered, Criminal Inspector Horst Schenke is under pressure to solve the case, swiftly. Distrusted by his superiors for his failure to join the Nazi Party, Schenke walks a perilous line - for disloyalty is a death sentence • The discovery of a second victim confirms Schenke's worst fears. He must uncover the truth before evil strikes again • As the investigation takes him closer to the sinister heart of the regime, Schenke realises there is danger everywhere - and the warring factions of the Reich can be as deadly as a killer stalking the streets

1565, Malta: a vital outpost between the divided nations of Europe and the relentlessly expanding Ottoman Empire. Faced with ferocious attack by a vast Turkish fleet, the knights of the Order of St John fear annihilation. Amongst those called to assist is disgraced veteran Sir Thomas Barrett. Loyalty and instinct compel him to put the Order above all other concerns, yet his allegiance is divided. At Queen Elizabeth's command, he must search for a hidden scroll, guarded by the knights, that threatens her reign • As Sir Thomas confronts the past that cost him his honour and a secret that has long lain buried, a vast enemy army arrives to lay siege to the island

AD 60. Macro and Cato - two battle-scarred heroes of the Roman army - face tribal uprisings and battles to the death with unmatched courage in barbaric Britannia • The hard-won province of Britannia is a thorn in the side of the Roman Empire, its tribes swift to anger, and relentless in their bloody harassment of the Roman military. Far from being a peaceful northern enclave, Britannia is a seething mass of bitter rebels and unlikely alliances against the common enemy. Corruption amongst greedy officials diverts resources from the locals who need them. For the military, it's a never-ending fight to maintain a fragile peace • Now it's time to quell the most dangerous enemy tribes. Two of Rome's finest commanders - Prefect Cato and Centurion Macro - are charged with a mission as deadly as any they have faced in their long careers

The brutal backdrop of Ancient Rome provides the setting for the gripping story of the champion gladiator Pavo. Trained to kill, he has also become a pawn in the games of the powerful and ambitious • Pavo's journey begins when he encounters the Roman soldier Macro, who has been charged with his training. Bonds of friendship develop between the two men, both aware that their fates depend not only on Pavo's skills in the arena but also on the whims of powerful and ruthless senators. Can Pavo survive to fulfil his most cherished goal - revenge for the murder of his father at the hands of a champion gladiator?