num_pages: 255
description: Hoping to recover the standard of his father's lost legion and prove himself worthy of commanding troops, Marcus ventures into Caledonia
language: English
title: The Eagle of the Ninth
titlecomplete: The Eagle of the Ninth
characters: Esca son of Cunoval, Cottia, Marcus Flavius Aquila
genres: Fiction, Historical, Adventure, British Literature, School, Young Adult, Classics, Childrens, Historical Fiction, Fantasy
ratings_count: 10644
places: Roman Britain, Roman Empire
series: The Roman Britain Trilogy, The Dolphin Ring Cycle
publisher: Oxford University Press