Simon Scarrow

[Parmenion]

I cannot see a thread for Simon Sacrrow anywhere in this forum..WOW cannot understand why.

His books are very very good, fast paced down to earth action packed roman stories.
He has also just released the first in a new series about young wellington and Napoleon Called young bloods

His books are below.

1. Under the Eagle 2000
2. The Eagles Conquest 2001
3. When the Eagle Hunts 2002
4. The Eagle and the Wolves 2003
5. The Eagles Prey 2004
6. The Eagles Prophecy 2005
7. Young Bloods - Revolution Volume 1
8. Eagle in the Sand

I have reviews and or synopsis on my web site if any one wants to find out about the books, PM me for web link, im too new to add one on here yet.

[bryanspellman]

I love Scarrow's work. He is very personable. I have emailed him a few times after reading the books and always have recieved a nice reply. We are a little delayed in the States with his stuff, but well worth the wait!!

I cannot help but see Macro and Cato in HBO's Rome...I do wish they gave these men a TV show like Sharpe!!!!! I would watch it every week!!

bryans

[Parmenion]

Your not wrong there, we have had the discussion on his forum before, you should pop by http://scarrow.forumco.com/default.asp
both simon and his brother pop by and join in the conversations.
In case you did not know alex scarrow released a great thriller this year thats well worth a read.
And althought they do not sell signed copies of their books internationaly, you can alswys get them from my store

Sorry have promised i will really try not to advertise too much, but i do nkow from my US customers that they get very frustrated that they cannot get certain books signed if they are out side the UK

[Kailana]

I wish his books were easier to track down. He is not an author I can browse in the bookstore, I have to order all his books online.

[Parmenion]

you can usually get his books in any whsmiths or waterstone or ottakers

if you want some details or blurb for the books then follow this link

Parmenion Books (powered by CubeCart)

he also has his own site and forum if you have questions

The Scarrow Brothers - Powered by ForumCo.com - The Forum Company

[The Ace]

I have to admit, we agree on Legio VIII Augusta .

[Kailana]

Originally Posted by Parmenion

you can usually get his books in any whsmiths or waterstone or ottakers

if you want some details or blurb for the books then follow this link

Parmenion Books (powered by CubeCart)

he also has his own site and forum if you have questions

The Scarrow Brothers - Powered by ForumCo.com - The Forum Company

I don't have any of those bookstores where I live, actually. But, I have read him before. I was just meaning that I have to wait and buy him when I order books online, which I try not to make too often. I seem to spend more money when I do it that way.

[Parmenion]

amazon are doing some reductions on simons books right now especially the paper backs.
The US amazon site only sells the us versions and only have limited titles, so would say use the UK ones, the reductions should more than make up for any postage costs.
Now if your arfter signed collectable issues then im your man, fortunatly i have got to know both the scarrow brothers and so have reasonable access to signed copies.

if you have not done so you should read Alex Scarrows A thousand suns novel

Off the coast of New England, a trawler tangles its nets on wreckage from sixty years ago - a B17 'flying fortress' , perfectly preserved and containing the final and most terrifying secret of WWII. When freelance photographer, Chris Roland, enters the sunken plane , what he discovers in the dark, tomb-like interior changes everything he knows about the end of the war and how desperately close it came to being the end of everything.

A Thousand Suns is a tale that cuts breathlessly between the present, as a long dormant and sinister agency stirs once more, readying to preserve the secret at any cost - and the past, as a young crew of German airmen, the very last of Hitler's Luftwaffe, fight impossible odds to save their country. As both plots race towards a conclusion, this most horrifying wartime revelation hangs in the balance.

or even check out his book trailer http://youtube.com/watch?v=0PvdbSvdJ0o

enjoy

[Connavar]

I bough his book Young Bloods about Wellington and Napoleon only cause Napoleon and cause i couldnt find Cornwell's Sharpe books in the store.

Anyone read it yet?

Also is his Roman series any good? Is like the tv show about two Centurions perspective of Roman life? Is it too focused on the military action or do you get to see the Roman world too?

[nj1]

Just finished CENTURION, book 8 in the Cato series and must say another great read from SS, great battle scenes with plenty of action, a bit of intrigue, a bit of romance and the usual coarse humour.
8/10.

[biodroid]

Is he similar to Conn Iggulden? I saw some of his books in the store and was looking at getting Young Bloods or Under the Eagle. Is he more character driven or does he have many characters that you try to keep up with? Is his style simple or complex I.e does he like to mince his words or get to the point or does he like twists and only battle scenes?

[The Ace]

Well, we first meet Macro, a centurion who's risen through the ranks and is worried that his illiteracy might cost him his position, and Cato, very close to the imperial family, joins up and is made Macro's optio (second-in-command).

The books follow these two through the invasion of Britain, the Middle East etc.

The books show a real feel for the situation of those at the sharp end of Roman foreign policy (beat them up, absorb them, if they don't like it, beat them up some more) in the first century AD.

[biodroid]

Sounds like my kind of story... Is the Napolean/Wellington(?) books any good?

[nj1]

Originally Posted by biodroid

Sounds like my kind of story... Is the Napolean/Wellington(?) books any good?

I thought they were both very good reads, the thing with Scarrows writing is that his characters are very life like and the battle scenes are easy to imagine and very well written ( there's a snow ball fight in Young Bloods thats brilliant)

If you like good characters and realistic battle scenes then you can't go wrong

[Connavar]

Originally Posted by biodroid

Is he similar to Conn Iggulden? I saw some of his books in the store and was looking at getting Young Bloods or Under the Eagle. Is he more character driven or does he have many characters that you try to keep up with? Is his style simple or complex I.e does he like to mince his words or get to the point or does he like twists and only battle scenes?

He is not like Conn in that Conn focuses on many characters in his series.

Scarrow is two characters kind of stories. In Young Bloods series specially.

I dont think he is as good as Conn overall but he is very good at capturing the feel of military life of those days both in his Roman series and Napoleon series.

I enjoy his Napoleon portrayel alot.