Eagle in the Snow: A Novel of General Maximus and Rome's Last Stand
Eagle in the Snow: A Novel of General Maximus and Rome's Last Stand
Author: Wallace Breem
Desc: Banished to the Empire's farthest outpost veteran warrior Paulinus Maximus defends The Wall of Britannia from the constant onslaught of belligerent barbarian tribes. Bravery loyalty experience and success lead to Maximus' appointment as "General of the West" by the Roman emperor the ambition of a lifetime. But with the title comes a caveat: Maximus needs to muster and command a single legion to defend the perilous Rhine frontier. On the opposite side of the Rhine River tribal nations are uniting; hundreds of thousands mass in preparation for the conquest of Gaul and from there a sweep down into Rome itself. Only a wide river and a wily general keep them in check. With discipline deception persuasion and surprise Maximus holds the line against an increasingly desperate and innumerable foe. Friends allies and even enemies urge Maximus to proclaim himself emperor. He refuses bound by an oath of duty honor and sacrifice to Rome a city he has never seen. But then circumstance intervenes. Now Maximus will accept the purple robe of emperor if his scrappy legion can deliver this last crucial victory against insurmountable odds. The very fate of Rome hangs in the balance. Combining the brilliantly realized battle action of Gates of Fire and the masterful characterization of Mary Renault's The Last of the Wine Eagle in the Snow is nothing less than the novel of the fall of the Roman empire.