The fact that this is a book that is co-written between Scarrow and Andrews leads you to believe that it may not have had the full concentration of the more well-known author. Whether this is the case or not is moot, as the book is not up to the usual standard you would expect from Scarrow; a mere sideshow to his other more well thought through novels.
There are stronger books by Scarrow available. Try something from the main Marco and Cato series [[Centurion (Roman Legion 8) by Simon Scarrow|Centurion]] or for something different try Conn Iggulden's excellent [[Wars of the Roses: Stormbird (Wars of the Roses 1) by Conn Iggulden\|Wars of the Roses: Stormbird]].
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