The Sword and the Scimitar
- Published
- 25 October 2012
- Pages
- 436
- ISBN-13
- 9780755358366
About this book
The Sword and the Scimitar (2012) dramatizes the 1565 Great Siege of Malta, when the Knights Hospitaller held out against a vast Ottoman invasion force. At 436 pages, it's one of Simon Scarrow's standalone historical novels outside his Eagles of the Empire and Wellington and Napoleon series, preceding Arena the following year.
Key facts about The Sword and the Scimitar
The Sword and the Scimitar is a book by Simon Scarrow. Readers have had it since 25 October 2012. It runs to 436 pages.
Our list holds 1 edition of The Sword and the Scimitar. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780755358366 to find the main one.
Simon Scarrow has 43 books in our catalogue. 35 of them belong to a series, while 8 stand alone. All 43 are out now. Other books by Simon Scarrow on file include Tyrant of Rome (2025), A Death in Berlin (2025), Revenge of Rome (2024) and Rebellion (2023).
Before this one, Praetorian came out in 2011. After it came Arena in 2013. It is one of 2 Simon Scarrow books dated 2012. Since then, our list has added 25 more books by Simon Scarrow.
Simon Scarrow has 4 series on file, such as Eagles of the Empire, The Wellington and Napoleon Quartet and Gladiator. Those series sit on our historical fiction, young adult historical fiction and historical thriller shelves. Meanwhile, Warlord of Britannia is the latest published Simon Scarrow book on file, from 21 May 2026.
About Simon Scarrow
Simon Scarrow is a British author of historical military fiction, best known for the Eagle series (also published as the Eagles of the Empire), which follows two Roman soldiers, the freeborn officer Macro and the well-born but initially inexperienced Cato, through campaigns across the early Roman Empire, beginning with the invasion of Britain in Under the Eagle. See every Simon Scarrow book in order.
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780755358366