AuthorRosemary Sutcliff
NarratorRobert Glenister
Duration2h 45m
CategoriesChildren's Fiction
Key StageKS2
PublisherCover To Cover
VersionUnabridged
The long siege is ended. Troy lies in ashes. The black ships of the Greek war-host set sail for home - but for King Odysseus of Ithaca, the return voyage holds hazards far greater than any he faced in the Trojan War. Homer's epic poem 'The Odyssey' is transformed by Rosemary Sutcliff into a traveller's tale with a spectacular cast of magicians and monsters.
Author: Rosemary Sutcliff
Author Rosemary Sutcliff
Narrator Robert Glenister
Duration 2h 45m
A retelling of the epic poem, 'The Iliad', this audiobook offers younger readers an introduction to the heroes of ancient Greece whilst providing the complete story of the siege of Troy. Homer's epic poem, 'The Iliad', is one of the greatest adventure stories of all time. In it, the abduction of the legendary beauty, Helen of Troy, leads to a confl...
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Author: Rosemary Sutcliff
Author Rosemary Sutcliff
Narrator Charlie Simpson
Duration 4h 32m
Roman Britain: Marcus Flavius Aquilla, a young centurion is forced into retirement after he is wounded in his first major engagement against a rebel British tribe. It allows him the freedom to embark upon a dangerous mission to find out what happened to the Ninth Legion which, years before, disappeared in the savage lands of the Picts. Will he fi...
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Author: Rosemary Sutcliff
Author Rosemary Sutcliff
Narrator Full Cast
SeriesThe Eagle of the Ninth, Book 1
Duration 1h 53m
Around 117 AD the Roman Ninth Legion was ordered to put down an uprising among the Caledonian tribes. Four thousand men vanished without a trace into the swirling mists of the north of Roman Britain. Many years after their disappearance, a young centurion, Marcus Aquila, sets out to discover the truth about what happened to the legion and to its Fi...
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