Series
Marcus
Rosemary Sutcliff · 4 novels · 1954–1963
Rosemary Sutcliff's linked Roman Britain novels follow several generations of one family across centuries of the Roman occupation and its aftermath, opening with The Eagle of the Ninth, in which the young centurion Marcus Aquila sets out to recover his lost father's legion standard. Later books, including The Silver Branch and The Lantern Bearers, follow his descendants through Britain's slow slide out of the Empire.
Summary by Loreful, from public sources
The order the books came out.
Best read in the order they were published.
Map
Marcus at the centre, its books fanned around what holds them. Pick anything for its details, and zoom out for similar series in orbit — the reading order above lists the same books as text.
Stats
By decade
- 1950s3
- 1960s1
Shape
4 novels
1 author · completed series
reads like:historical fictionwarbritish islesancient worldadventurousadult
Mood
Bright and intense: 50% of this series' placed works, the catalog's 44%.
this series · the catalog · one dot = one book4 of 4 works carry a tone
Edges of the map
- The Lantern Bearersdarkest
- The Eagle of the Ninthbrightest
- Sword at Sunsetcalmest
- The Silver Branchmost intense