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The Eagle of The Ninth

Rosemary Sutcliff

251 pages

About this book

A young centurion ventures among the hostile tribes beyond the Roman Wall to recover the eagle standard of the Ninth, a legion which mysteriously disappeared under his father's command.

Themes
Epic & AdventurousMysteriousThought-ProvokingDark & BroodingLegacy and HonorCultural ConflictIdentity and BelongingThe Weight of History
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