The Eagle of the Ninth (The Roman Britain Trilogy Book One) (The Roman Britain Trilogy, 1)

Author: Rosemary Sutcliff

Title: The Eagle of the Ninth (The Roman Britain Trilogy Book One) (The Roman Britain Trilogy, 1)

Binding: Paperback

Number Of Pages: 210

Release Date: 2010-11-09

Details: Rosemary Sutcliff's The Eagle of the Ninth is the classic story of a young Roman centurion sent out to recover the infamous Ninth Legion's missing symbol of honor. Over a million copies sold worldwide, it was adapted to a major motion picture (The Eagle) starring Channing Tatum and Jamie Bell.

The Ninth Legion marched into the mists of Northern Britain-and they were never seen again. Four thousand men disappeared and their eagle standard was lost. It's a mystery that's never been solved, until now . . .

Marcus Aquila has to find out what happened to his father, who led the legion. So he sets out into the unknown, on a quest so dangerous that nobody expects him to return.

EAN: 9780312644291

Package Dimensions: Height: 8.1999836 Inches, Length: 5.5 Inches, Weight: 0.5 Pounds, Width: 0.8499983 Inches

Languages: en