false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172202421m/149405.jpg 149405 25 One of Rosemary Sutcliff's acclaimed books set in Roman Britain. The Eagle of the Ninth tells the story of a young Roman officer who sets out to discover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of the Ninth Legion, who marched into the mists of northern Britain and never came back. Rosemary Sutcliff spent most of her life in a wheelchair, suffering from the wasting Still's disease. She wrote her first book for children, The Queen's Story, in 1950 and went on to become a highly respected name in the field of children's literature. She received an OBE in 1975 and died at the age of 72 in 1992. 941079 1954 The Eagle of the Ninth total:299|5:100|4:108|3:73|2:10|1:8| 299 1179 458 42 149405 0192750453 9780192750457 219 31 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172202421m/149405.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/149405.The_Eagle_of_the_Ninth 5 2 false Tue Jul 24 01:30:56 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 24 01:34:57 -0700 2007 more...]]> 149405 0192750453 9780192750457 219 31 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172202421m/149405.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/149405.The_Eagle_of_the_Ninth 5 0 false Fri Dec 12 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 14:06:32 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 14:12:06 -0800 2008
In Rosemary Sutcliff's books the history of Britain comes alive through sensuous descriptions of luscious forests and ragged mountains, and characters so deeply imagined that linger in your mind after the book has ended, like childhood friends u...more...]]> 149405 0192750453 9780192750457 219 31 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172202421m/149405.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/149405.The_Eagle_of_the_Ninth 0 1 false Sun Oct 04 08:35:08 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 08:37:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 149405 0192750453 9780192750457 219 31 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172202421m/149405.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/149405.The_Eagle_of_the_Ninth 5 0 false Fri Sep 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 16:25:19 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 16:26:19 -0700 2009
The Eagle of the Ninth is historical fiction set in England during the Roman occupation....more...]]> 956168 0374419302 9780374419301 54 7 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179788475m/956168.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/956168.The_Eagle_of_the_Ninth 0 0 false Sun May 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 04:54:21 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 04:54:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 149405 0192750453 9780192750457 219 31 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172202421m/149405.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/149405.The_Eagle_of_the_Ninth 5 1 false Wed Jul 22 23:21:06 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 00:25:11 -0700 2009 I've always loved this book-- it's left me breathless with excitement no matter how many times I read it. Marcus, a young Roman officer, and Esca, his Briton body slave, set out in disguise to recover the lost Eaglel Standard of his father's los...more...]]> 149405 0192750453 9780192750457 219 31 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172202421m/149405.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/149405.The_Eagle_of_the_Ninth 5 0 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1992 Sun Feb 08 14:24:36 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 14:28:03 -0800 2009
It is an account of how the infamous Ninth Legion of the Roman army lose their Eage (badge of honour) and how the son of one of their number goes undercover to re...more...]]> 149405 0192750453 9780192750457 219 31 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172202421m/149405.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/149405.The_Eagle_of_the_Ninth 4 0 false Sat Aug 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 09:38:24 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 02:19:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 149405 0192750453 9780192750457 219 31 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172202421m/149405.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/149405.The_Eagle_of_the_Ninth 4 0 false Wed Apr 29 23:32:11 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 20:24:20 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 23:32:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 149405 0192750453 9780192750457 219 31 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172202421m/149405.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/149405.The_Eagle_of_the_Ninth 5 0 false Mon Jun 22 00:00:00 -0700 1964 Fri Oct 09 14:26:34 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 14:30:51 -0700 2009 3 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, r...more...]]> 149405 0192750453 9780192750457 219 31 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172202421m/149405.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/149405.The_Eagle_of_the_Ninth 5 0 false Sun Dec 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Oct 11 10:24:51 -0700 2009 Mon Dec 07 01:15:18 -0800 2009 I actually bawled my way through the last section.
The fact that it was written in 1954 is impressive: It's as fresh, immediate and engaging as Manda Scott's Boudica novels and I can't think of any praise higher than that.

It's very well researched...more...]]> 956168 0374419302 9780374419301 54 7 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179788475m/956168.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/956168.The_Eagle_of_the_Ninth 4 0 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 27 06:29:40 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 06:41:15 -0700 2008 more...]]> 149405 0192750453 9780192750457 219 31 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172202421m/149405.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/149405.The_Eagle_of_the_Ninth 5 1 false Sun Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 1996 Wed Jun 04 13:51:27 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 08 12:26:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 149405 0192750453 9780192750457 219 31 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172202421m/149405.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/149405.The_Eagle_of_the_Ninth 4 0 false Sun Jan 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 04:55:28 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 09:50:55 -0800 2009
A BBC radio dramatization of the first of Rosemary Sutcliff's novels about the Roman occupation of Britain. It is the story of a young centurion's quest to find his father, who has disappeared with the entire Ninth Legion. Marcus hopes also to ...more...]]> 149405 0192750453 9780192750457 219 31 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172202421m/149405.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/149405.The_Eagle_of_the_Ninth 5 0 false Fri Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 1986 Mon Jun 22 15:27:38 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 15:30:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 956168 0374419302 9780374419301 54 7 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179788475m/956168.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/956168.The_Eagle_of_the_Ninth 4 0 false Mon Sep 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 12:51:56 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 22 22:54:23 -0700 2008 more...]]> 149405 0192750453 9780192750457 219 31 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172202421m/149405.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/149405.The_Eagle_of_the_Ninth 5 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1959 Sun Apr 12 10:10:08 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 10:12:12 -0700 2009 How would it read today - I don't know, but a twelve year old should find it engrossing and worth-while!]]> 956168 0374419302 9780374419301 54 7 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179788475m/956168.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/956168.The_Eagle_of_the_Ninth 5 0 false Wed Nov 25 18:19:11 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 18:20:52 -0800 2009 149405 0192750453 9780192750457 219 31 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172202421m/149405.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/149405.The_Eagle_of_the_Ninth 3 0 false Wed Jul 01 06:27:06 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 06:27:14 -0700 2009 149405 0192750453 9780192750457 219 31 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172202421m/149405.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/149405.The_Eagle_of_the_Ninth 4 0 false Thu Apr 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 17:10:24 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 17:11:08 -0700 2009
it was pretty good and interesting, but seemed long and boring at some parts.

just finished it for latin class.]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=149405