Books with author M.C. Scott

They are known as the Legion of the Damned…Throughout the Roman Army, the brutal XIIth Legion is notorious for its ill fortune. For one young man, Demalion of Macedon, joining it will be a baptism of fire. And yet, amid all of the violence and savagery of his life as a legionary, he will come to love the Twelfth and the bloody-minded, dark-hearted soldiers he calls his brothers.But during the punishing Judaean campaign, the Hebrew army inflict a catastrophic defeat upon the legion - not only decimating their ranks, but taking away their soul - the eagle.There is just one final chance to save the legion’s honour – to steal it back. To do that, Demalion and his legionnaries must go undercover into Jerusalem, into the very heart of their enemy, where discovery will mean the worst of deaths, if they are to recover their pride...

The latest exciting historical adventure in M. C. Scott's Rome series. Demalion of Macedon never wanted to be a legionary. An unwilling recruit, he is appalled to be posted to the infamous XIIth legion, notorious for its ill luck. Promoted slowly through the ranks, he does his best to please his superiors, and in doing so, finds that he has come to love his legion, that he will willingly give up his life -- and his chance of death -- to protect its sacred heart: the Eagle.

A breathtakingly compelling story of a legion at war in the tradition of Conn Iggulden and Simon Scarrow. They are known as the Legion of the Damned... Throughout the Roman Army, the Twelfth Legion is notorious for its ill fortune. It faces the harshest of postings, the toughest of campaigns, the most vicious of opponents. For one young man, Demalion of Macedon, joining it will be a baptism of fire. And yet, amid all of the violence and savagery of his life as a legionary, he realizes he has discovered a vocation - as a soldier and a leader of men. He has come to love the Twelfth and all the bloody-minded, dark-hearted soldiers he calls his brothers. But just when he has found a place in the world, all that he cares about is ripped from him. During the brutal Judaean campaign, the Hebrew army inflict defeat upon the legion -- not only decimating their ranks, but taking away their soul, the eagle. There is one final chance to save the legion's honour -- to steal back the eagle. To do that, Demalion and his legionaries must go undercover into Jerusalem, into the very heart of their enemy -- where discovery will mean the worst of deaths -- if they are to recover their pride. And that, in itself, is a task worthy only of heroes.

Dragonamir was like any other boy in school...on Jupiter.He had to deal with yelling teachers and mean bullies. That changed when he realized he had special powers...or did it? His skill got him recruited at a young age to the Space Academy, but there he discovers he still has to deal with bullies and worse. He and his friends accidentally awaken an ancient Evil which is intent on destroying them. They are chased across the solor system and crash on Earth. There they meet Alex, a human boy, who helps them hide from then men in black, fight the ancient Evil, and find their way home.

Dragonamir and his Hero Squad regroup from from their death defying battle with Diablo only to discover they have a traitor on thier team. Dragonamir must find out who he, or she is before they all get killed. Meanwhile Dragonamir struggles to discover the source of the amazing powers the heroes and villians weild. He gets a clue from a mysterious new mentor, but he only uncovers more questions than he answers.

Dragonamir was like any other boy in school...on Jupiter. He had to deal with yelling teachers and mean bullies. That changed when he realized he had special powers…or did it? His skill got him recruited at a young age to the Space Academy. He discovers he is not the only one with powers and he still has to deal with bullies. He and his friends accidentally awaken an ancient Evil, which chases them across the Solar system. After crashing on Earth-they meet Alex, a human boy. Alex helps Dragonamir and his alien friends to hide from the men in black, the ancient Evil, and find their way home. Aliens in disquise is Fun, fast and action packed.