Synopses & Reviews
Steven Saylor's Roma Sub Rosa series of novels, set in the later Roman Republic and featuring Gordianus the Finder, has garnered unusual acclaim from readers and reviewers alike, establishing him as one of the pre-eminent historical mystery writers. In A Gladiator Dies Only Once, the second collection of his award-winning stories featuring Gordianus, Saylor more than meets his own high standards. Set between the events of his novels Roman Blood and Catilina's Riddle, these previously untold adventures from the early career of Gordianus - when his adopted son, Eco, was still a mute boy and his wife, Bethesda, was but his slave - will delight Saylor's many fans while illuminating details of the ancient world like no other writer can.
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"The stories are admirably varied some are extensive mysteries; others offer short, sharp slices of life. All are marvelous reads in themselves and marvelous reflections of ancient Rome." Booklist (Starred Review)
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"Unlike Lawrence Block, Saylor is not equally at home in short stories and novels, and none of these mysteries is very mysterious...yet they all engagingly evoke the last days of the Roman Republic and show the often tumultuous domestic lives of Gordianus' lofty real-life acquaintances." Kirkus Reviews
Synopsis
The second collection of award-winning stories featuring Gordianus the Finder chronicles the previous untold adventures from the early career of Gordianus when his adopted son was still a mute boy, and his wife, Bethesda, was but his slave.
Synopsis
Steven Saylor's Roma Sub Rosa series of novels, set in the later Roman Republic and featuring Gordianus the Finder, has garnered unusual acclaim from readers and reviewers alike, establishing him as one of the pre-eminent historical mystery writers.
In A Gladiator Dies Only Once, the second collection of his award-winning stories featuring Gordianus, Saylor more than meets his own high standards. Set between the events of his novels Roman Blood and Catilina's Riddle, these previously untold adventures from the early career of Gordianus when his adopted son, Eco, was still a mute boy and his wife, Bethesda, was but his slave will delight Saylor's many fans while illuminating details of the ancient world like no other writer can.
About the Author
Steven Saylor is the author of numerous books featuring Gordianus the Finder, most recently the novel The Judgment of Caesar. He is currently at work on a new historical novel, Roma, and divides his time between Berkeley, California and Austin, Texas.