This is one of Rosemary Sutcliff's acclaimed books set in Roman Britain. "The Silver Branch" tells the story of two Roman soldiers who discover a plot to overthrow the Emperor. They find themselves leading a band of loyalists into the thick of battle in defence of the honour of Rome.

 

This book features in the following series: Eagle Of the Ninth, Oxford Childrens Modern Classics .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 256 pages in this book. This book was published 2001 by Oxford University Press .

Rosemary Sutcliff has written many historical novels for children. The Lantern Bearers won the Carnegie Medal. Rosemary Sutcliff received an OBE in 1975 and in 1993, the year after her death, was awarded the CBE.