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Fresh from his duel of wits with Cleopatra in The Judgement cf Caesar, Gordianus the Finder, detective of ancient Rome, returns in this new collection of short stories. Nine tales of mystery, murder and intrigue take Gordianus from the seamy streets of Rome to elegant villas on the Bay of Naples, and from a Sicilian graveyard with a deadly secret to a bloody battlefield in Spain. Whether against the spectacular backdrop of a chariot race, or settling a domestic dispute with his beautiful Egyptian concubine Bethesda, Gordianus is always on the case. As in Sayior's previous collection, The House of the Vestals, all the stories in A Gladiator Dies Only Once take place early in Gordianus's career. Often at his side, rapidly growing up, is the mute boy Eco, his adopted son. Frequently conferring with Gordianus is his good-hearted patrician friend, Lucius Claudius Cicero, the great lion of the Roman law courts, makes several appearances. Sertorius, the rebel general who set up a rival Roman state in Spain, casts a shadow across the book from beginning to end, and makes a haunting appearance in the story "The White Fawn." In the title story, a beautiful Nubian actress begs to Gordianus to solve an impossible problem: how can she have just seen her beloved brother in the marketplace, when she previously saw him die a gruesome death as a gladiator?
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"Saylor's scholarship is breathtaking and his writing enthralls." - Ruth Rendell, The Sunday Times (London)
"A vivid and robust writer, Saylor invests his books with exquisite detail and powerful drama." - Philadelphia Inquirer on A Mist of Prophecies
"Saylor puts such great detail and tumultuous life into his scenes that the sensation of rubbing elbows with the ancients is quite uncanny." - The New York Times Book Review on A Murder on the Appian Way
"Rivals Robert Graves in his knack for making the classical world come alive. The puzzle is subtle, the characters vivid, the writing sublime - proof the mystery can be a work of art." - The Oregonian on The Venus Throw
"Saylor's scholarship and knowledge of day-to-day living in old Rome bring the age alive with all its intensity and intricacies." - Tampa Tribune on A Mist of Prophecies
"Saylor shows once again why fans of ancient historicals regard him as the leader of the field." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) on A Mist of Prophecies
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"A vivid and robust writer, Saylor invests his books with exquisite detail and powerful drama." - Philadelphia Inquirer on A Mist of Prophecies
"Saylor puts such great detail and tumultuous life into his scenes that the sensation of rubbing elbows with the ancients is quite uncanny." - The New York Times Book Review on A Murder on the Appian Way
"Rivals Robert Graves in his knack for making the classical world come alive. The puzzle is subtle, the characters vivid, the writing sublime - proof the mystery can be a work of art." - The Oregonian on The Venus Throw
"Saylor's scholarship and knowledge of day-to-day living in old Rome bring the age alive with all its intensity and intricacies." - Tampa Tribune on A Mist of Prophecies
"Saylor shows once again why fans of ancient historicals regard him as the leader of the field." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) on A Mist of Prophecies
Steven Saylor is best known as the author of the 'Roma sub Rosa' series set in ancient Rome and featuring Gordianus the Finder. His work has been widely praised for its remarkable accuracy and vivid historical detail as well as for its passion, mystery and intrigue. Steven divides his time between Berkeley, California, and Austin, Texas. His website is at www.stevensaylor.com
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- PublisherConstable & Robinson Ltd
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 1845291255
- ISBN 13 9781845291259
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