The Ninth Legion marched into the mists of northern Britain...and they were never seen again.
Four thousand men disappeared and their eagle standard was lost. It's a mystery that's never been solved, until now...
So begins the story of The Eagle of the Ninth, set against a backdrop of Roman Britain and featuring a young soldier, Marcus Aquila, who sets off into the unknown north to find out what happened to the lost legion.
Following on from this are The Silver Branch in which two young soldiers uncover a plot to overthrow the Emperor, and the Carnegie Medal-winning, The Lantern Bearers which is set at a time when the Romans are leaving the shores of Britain and tells of Aquila and his quest for revenge.
This beautiful boxed set of these three classic stories is the perfect gift for readers young and old.
- ISBN10 0192794728
- ISBN13 9780192794727
- Publish Date 4 October 2012
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 15 August 2017
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Oxford University Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 896
- Language English