The Blood Crows

Its place in Eagles of the Empire

The Blood Crows is book 12 in the Eagles of the Empire series. It follows Praetorian. It is followed by Brothers in Blood. See the full Eagles of the Empire reading order.

Simon Scarrow's Eagles of the Empire novels follow two Roman soldiers of the invasion army that conquers Britain under Emperor Claudius: Macro, a battle-hardened centurion risen from the ranks, and Cato, a clever, reluctant recruit who starts the series as Macro's optio and rises over the books to command legions of his own. Beginning with the invasion of Britain in AD 43, the series follows the pair across the length and breadth of the Roman Empire — Britain, Judea, Egypt, Syria, Spain, Rome itself — through…