The Eagle of the Ninth, Rosemary Sutcliff
The Eagle of the Ninth, Rosemary Sutcliff
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The Eagle of the Ninth

Author: Rosemary Sutcliff

Narrator: Charlie Simpson

Abridged: 4 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Naxos

Published: 10/01/2006

Synopsis

Roman Britain: Marcus Flavius Aquila, a young centurion is forced into retirement after a wound in his first major engagement against a rebel British tribe. It allows him the freedom to embark upon a dangerous mission to find out what happened to the Ninth Legion which, years before, disappeared in the savage lands of the Picts. Will he find out what happened to the men, led by his father, who never returned? And will he recover the Eagle, the symbol of Roman dominance and power? This junior classic has never been out of print since it was first published over fifty years ago. It is now presented in a fresh abridgement read in exciting manner by Charlie Simpson.

About Rosemary Sutcliff

Rosemary Sutcliff (1920–1992) was born in Surrey, England. A voracious private reader, she left her regular studies at fourteen to attend art school. In 1950 her first children’s book was published, and from then on, she devoted her time and talents to writing children’s historical novels. Many of her books are set in Roman Britain, a period that particularly interested her. She received the OBE in 1975 and, in 1992, was awarded the CBE. She was still writing on the morning of her death at the age of seventy-two.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lance on June 02, 2015

Classic historical fiction At the age of eight, I read Eagle of the Ninth, my first encounter with historical fiction. I became hooked. Since then, I have been read Nigel Tranter, John Prebble, Conn Igguden, Simon Scarrow, Ruth Downie, and many others. Forty-four years later, re-reading this classic......more

Goodreads review by Charles on July 02, 2022

I read The Eagle of the Ninth in high school but intend to revisit it fairly soon. It helped cement my fondness for well researched, well written historical fiction. This novel set many people on that path, including some who became authors themselves. This is just one of Rosemary Sutcliff's great n......more

Goodreads review by Katie on July 18, 2018

WELL, I CRIED. ARE YOU HAPPY NOW, ROSEMARY SUTCLIFF?!? . . . It's so weird. When I read The Shield Ring, my first Sutcliff book, a few weeks ago, I had the exact same experience. I was reading along merrily, enjoying myself greatly, thinking "wow this is a really solid, fun story," until just about......more

Goodreads review by Allison on February 15, 2019

*Mini Review* For many years, Rosemary Sutcliff has been one of my favorite authors . . . and she always will be. It had been a long time since I had read this book, and I decided it was high time to rediscover it. It was even better than I had remembered. Meet Marcus, a young soldier who’s career an......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on June 19, 2018

In 117 AD/CE, the Ninth Legion of the Roman Army marched into the mists of Caledonia (the land known today as Scotland). They were never seen again. The standard-bearer of the Legio IX Hispana, who held aloft the golden eagle as they marched, was the father of our hero, Marcus Flavius Aquila. Marcus......more

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