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The story follows a youthful Roman army medic dispatched to Britain as the empire’s hold weakens. In a land of shifting loyalties, he forms a brotherly bond with a kinsman. Together they become entangled in a web of intrigue and treason, leading them into exile and into the secretive world of the Lost Ninth Legion. Their covert endeavors reveal the stark realities of loyalty, honor, and survival amid a crumbling military order.
First publish date: March 19, 1998
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Rosemary Sutcliff
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