THE NINTH LEGION MARCHED INTO THE MISTS OF NORTHERN BRITAIN-AND THEY WERE NEVER SEEN AGAIN. FOUR THOUSAND MEN DISAPPEARED AND THEIR EAGLE STANDARD WAS LOST. IT S A MYSTERY THAT S NEVER BEEN SOLVED, UNTIL NOW ...MARCUS HAS TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED TO HIS FATHER, WHO LED THE LEGION. SO HE SETS OUT INTO THE UNKNOWN, ON A QUEST SO DANGEROUS THAT NOBODY EXPECTS HIM TO RETURN. THIS GRIPPING EPIC SET AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF ROMAN BRITAIN HAS BEEN A FIRM FAVOURITE WITH CHILDREN AND ADULTS ALIKE FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS AND IS NOW THE SUBJECT OF A MAJOR FILM. THIS EDITION, WITH ITS MOVIE TIE-IN COVER, IS BEING PUBLISHED TO COINCIDE WITH THE FILM S UK RELEASE.