Catilina's Riddle by Steven Saylor
A wonderfully re-jacketed edition from Saylor's bestselling Gordianus series set in Ancient Rome.
A sweeping and marvellously evocative story, with page after page of authentic detail * Booklist *
It is Saylor's particular skill to sketch the political intrigues of the time with great authenticity.. the sense that murky, terrible things are moving secretly beneath the surface of a fairly benign exterior increases in this brilliant novel * San Francisco Review of Books *
I can't say enough good things about Saylor's style, his scholarship or his mastery of the period. * The Poisoned Pen *
Reader's will escape with pleasure into this lush, meticulously researched world of ancient Rome. * Christian Science Monitor *
Really excellent...an enthralling recreation of time and place, fascinating storytelling. -- Derek Jacobi.
It is Saylor's particular skill to sketch the political intrigues of the time with great authenticity.. the sense that murky, terrible things are moving secretly beneath the surface of a fairly benign exterior increases in this brilliant novel * San Francisco Review of Books *
I can't say enough good things about Saylor's style, his scholarship or his mastery of the period. * The Poisoned Pen *
Reader's will escape with pleasure into this lush, meticulously researched world of ancient Rome. * Christian Science Monitor *
Really excellent...an enthralling recreation of time and place, fascinating storytelling. -- Derek Jacobi.
Steven Saylor's fascination with Ancient Rome began in childhood. A history graduate and former newspaper and magazine editor, he has now completed numerous novels featuring Gordianus the Finder. He lives in Berkeley, California.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781849016094 |
| ISBN 10 | 1849016097 |
| Title | Catilina's Riddle |
| Author | Steven Saylor |
| Series | Roma Sub Rosa |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2011-10-20 |
| Number of pages | 736 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |