The Lantern Bearers
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The last of the Roman army have set sail and left Britain forever, abandoning it to civil war and the threat of a Saxon invasion. Aquila deserts his regiment to return to his family, but his home and all that he loves are destroyed. Years of hardship and fighting follow and in the end there is only one thing left in Aquila's life - his thirst for revenge . . . Rosemary Sutcliff's books about Roman Britain have won much acclaim and the first in the trilogy, The
Eagle of the Ninth, has now sold over a million copies worldwide. The author writes with such passion and with such attention to detail that the Roman age is instantly brought to life and stays with the reader long after the last page has been turned.
- Cover
- Copyright
- Contents
- 1 The Terrace Steps
- 2 Rutupiae Light
- 3 The Wolves of the Sea
- 4 Ullasfjord
- 5 Wild Geese Flighting
- 6 The Saxon Wind
- 7 The Woman in the Doorway
- 8 Singing Magic
- 9 Forest Sanctuary
- 10 The Fortress of the High Powers
- 11 The Young Foxes
- 12 Brown Sister, Golden Sister
- 13 The Empty Hut
- 14 The Honour of First Blood
- 15 The Hawking Glove
- 16 White Thorn and Yellow Iris
- 17 ‘Minnow, Dolphin’s Son’
- 18 The Hostage
- 19 ‘Victory Like a Trumpet Blast’
- 20 The Dark Warrior
- 21 The Return of Odysseus
- 22 The Blossoming Tree
- About the Author
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