Books like The Blood Crows by Simon Scarrow

Captain Jack Aubrey and ship surgeon Stephen Maturin begin their storied partnership on a Royal Navy man‑of‑war during the Napoleonic Wars, offering an intimate look at life aboard ship.

Colleen McCullough’s sweeping historical novel follows Gaius Marius and Lucius Cornelius Sulla in the violent politics and wars of early Republican Rome, illustrating how ambition and conflict shaped the Republic’s leaders.

Centurion Macro joins Emperor Claudius’s 43 AD invasion of Britain, facing ruthless enemy forces and a covert conspiracy that threatens the legions before the emperor’s arrival.

The action-packed new novel featuring Roman army officers Macro and Cato from Sunday Times bestselling author Simon ScarrowWhile centurions Macro and Cato are returning to Rome from a harrowing campaign against the Parthians, their transport ship is almost capsized by a tidal wave. They barely make it to the port of Matala in Crete where they are stunned to find a devastated town. An earthquake has struck the island, destroying its cities and killing thousands. In the chaotic aftermath, large bands of the island's slaves begin to revolt and local bandits, taking advantage of the slave rebellion, urge the Cretans to overthrow the Roman administration. With many of the island's troops either killed or wounded during the earthquake, the governor of the province calls on Macro and Cato for help. Can they move swiftly enough to counter the rebellion before it sweeps the Romans from the island?