{"product_id":"the-eagle-and-the-serpent-a-conscripted-soldier-is-thrown-into-battle-paperback","title":"The Eagle and the Serpent: A conscripted soldier is thrown into battle... - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel Colter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new bloodthirsty adventure series set in Ancient Rome! For fans of Ben Kane, Conn Iggulden, Griff Hosker and Simon Scarrow.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCan a reluctant soldier survive the horrors of war...?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIllyricum, AD 7\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRoman citizen Lucius Virius Sura has been conscripted into the legions to help quell the Illyrian Revolt. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe is forced to abandon a wife he loves for an emperor he has only seen on a coin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmperor Augustus orders his great-nephew, Germanicus, to join the fight, and Sura finds himself thrown in with his Legion of the Condemned, a rabble of conscripts, criminals, and freedmen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSura struggles in his violent new world and faces a terrible choice: desert the Condemned, or throw himself into the cauldron of war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe wades into the conflagration with no experience and little training, and must learn to be quick or die. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the Condemned go on the hunt for the Mazaei, a vicious tribe of rebels, Sura is put to the ultimate test. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWill he stay true to his oath to the emperor? Can he prove himself in battle?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOr will the ghastly bloodletting prove too much...?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE EAGLE AND THE SERPENT is the first book in The Legionary of Rome Military Thrillers series: action-packed, authentic historical adventures set in Ancient Rome.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'a gritty, authentic, well-researched tale of a conscripted recruit serving with a young Germanicus. Visceral writing, great characters and plot, and a vivid description of a little-known war' - Alex Gough, author of the Watchmen of Rome series \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE LEGIONARY OF ROME MILITARY THRILLERS SERIES: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBOOK ONE: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Eagle and the Serpent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOOK TWO: The Stone and the Flame\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 308\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 28, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67907893788926,"sku":"9780854959303","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0826\/8716\/4670\/files\/nueZNcyITw9780854959303.webp?v=1793282260","url":"https:\/\/123learningstore.com\/products\/the-eagle-and-the-serpent-a-conscripted-soldier-is-thrown-into-battle-paperback","provider":"123 Learning Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}