Brothers in Blood

The main character is Prefect Cato, a more appropriate title would have been Perfect Cato. He is right about every decision, always the smartest man in the room, and is a step ahead of all others. Where is the drama in that?

In addition, even though there have been many books in the series the writing has not progressed and has possibly regressed. The action is decent and cohesive as always but the characters are two-dimensional and the dialogue often cringe worthy.

Reading something by Bernard Cornwell before this really makes the contrast between works clear.

Always plenty of action.

This Eagles of the Empire series by Simon Scarrow is the best series I've ever read. Every book has been hard to put down. The main characters of Macro and Cato really grow on you and it's exciting to follow them through their adventures. You learn a lot about Rome and the Roman Empire as well as it's military campaigns, strategies and weapons. Mr. Scarrow has done serious research in every region in which his stories are set so there's lots of historical accuracy. He will admit when he has taken literary license to "fill in the blanks" where there's missing information. I love this series!

Love this series!

Always a pleasure to read. Feel like the characters are old family friends.

Great book; will be very upset when Scarrow ends the the series.

great read

One of my fave authors , awsum story .

Good fast paced historical fiction on the early Roman Empire. An excellent series to get into!

The Cato/Macro series is excellent!!