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Title: Day of the Caesars

Subtitle: Eagles of the Empire, Book 16

Author: Simon Scarrow

Narrator: Jonathan Keeble

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-16-17

Publisher: Headline

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 11 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

AD 55. The Emperor Claudius is dead. Nero rules. His half-brother Britannicus has also laid claim to the throne. A bloody power struggle is underway.

All Prefect Cato and Centurion Macro want is a simple army life, fighting with their brave and loyal men. But Cato has caught the eye of rival factions determined to get him on their side. To survive, Cato must play a cunning game and enlist the help of the one man in the empire he can trust: Macro. As the rebel force grows, legionaries and Praetorian Guards are moved like chess pieces by powerful and shadowy figures. A political game has created the ultimate military challenge. Can civil war be averted?

The future of the empire is in Cato's hands....

Critic Reviews:

"A new book in Simon Scarrow's series about the Roman army is always a joy." (The Times)

Members Reviews:

one of the best

one of the best from my favorite author Simon Scarrow! very very very good indeed

Plotty Marvellous!

Im the first to admit that my favourites in this series have seen the boys out there on campaign sticking it to some horde of hairy-arsed barbarians especially us Brits! The cloak and dagger stuff Im not normally not quite so keen on but this one just got me from the start. How Cato hasnt quite lost his marbles completely is hard to fathom because Scarrow suddenly seems to have taken an extreme dislike to him and no amount of torture for him personally seems too much. In this we see more of the development of Cato as a man, a harder edge, a more cynical side coming to the fore. But hes still a genuine hero and a man of honour. Macro, well age is catching up on him but hes still Macro and we wouldnt have him any other way! Blunt, direct, violent but has he finally met his match in a woman?

Our heroes are pitched into a Rome heaving with unrest following the death of the Emperor and Neros ascension to the purple. The whole place is seething with plot and counter plot and ready to erupt at any moment. Cato and Macro just want to be soldiers but Cato in particular is too valuable for either side to leave him alone and ghosts of the past come back to haunt him. Its brilliant, fast-paced stuff with no quarter given or asked for and as usual Mr Keeble brings it to life in the manner to which weve become accustomed.

Cato tries to think his way through while Macro takes his usual battering ram approach throughout. I do promise you will be cheering him during the cliffhanger scene towards the end! I dont know how long Simon Scarrow plans to keep these two going but Ill be following them to the end!

One of the best yet for Scarrows, Cato & Macro duo

I have read and listened to all of the previous Eagle (Cato & Macro) books and have enjoyed all of them, some more than others naturally, this book I was totally absorbed with and found the plot and pace of the book excellent. The narration as usual by Jonathan Keeble made the book a pleasure to listen to. I look forward to the next instalment.

Yet another enthralling episode

Great storyline, superbly written , and Jonathan Keebles narration is outstanding. He really brings the characters to life.

Excellent gripping narrative

Simon Scarrow at his best, gripping, absorbing storytelling.

Thoroughly enjoyable, barely able. To stop listening.

More please.