|
A Gladiator Dies Only Once: The Further Investigations of Gordianus the Finder | 
 enlarge | Author: Steven W. Saylor
Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur
Category: Book
List Price: £15.60
Buy Used: £5.67
You Save: £9.93 (64%)
Used (5) from £5.67
Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 1100253
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.8 x 1
ISBN: 0312271204
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780312271206
ASIN: 0312271204
Publication Date: June 2005
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
| |
| Also Available In:
|
| Similar Items:
|
| Customer Reviews:
 A lighter read than usual September 18, 2007
Iain S. Palin (Northern Ireland)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
Saylor's Gordianus the Finder operates as a private detective in Rome during the unstable times that mark the end of the Republic. He has starred in a whole series of excellent novels.
This collection of short stories (I recognise two of them that have already been anthologised elsewhere) lacks the dark intensity that so often characterises the novels. Even where the subject is murder there is a lighter feel to them. There is also, in some of the stories at least, a predictability that lets the reader work out the twist in the tail long before he should. The overall result is a light, undemanding read: pleasant, and I don't regret having bought the book, but it's not what we have come to expect with Gordianus.
Books with Gordianus in them are Always a Good Read June 24, 2006
J. Chippindale (England)
14 out of 16 found this review helpful
This book is a compilation of nine mysteries involving that likeable sleuth Gordianus the Finder. They are all new stories and anyone who is a fan of Saylor will certainly want to add this book to their collection.
Steven Saylor is right up there with a number of excellent authors who use the backdrop of Ancient Rome as a canvas for their literary works. It is a period of history that holds a particular magic for me, so basically I cannot get enough of them, excellent, good or mediocre. I would certainly put Saylor's books in the excellent category and although in the main not a great lover of short stories, in this case I am more than happy to make an exception.
 Another winner September 21, 2005
M. Chkheidze-brett (London, UK)
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
I am a huge Steven Saylor fan and have loved every singe one of the books; I was so upset after finishing the Judgement of Ceaser because it seeemed that Gordianus was no more... This collection of short stories, as with the previous (house of Vestals I believe) are genius, thet fill in the various time gaps which are left by the longer volumes, they introduce different characters and the quick pace makes a nice change from the longer investigations. I enjoyed all the short stories but especially 'A Gladiator Dies only once' as it was full of very rich characters and the twist of the investigation was although slightly predictable, fulfilling and fun. If you enjoyed the other Gordianus books you certainly will not be disappointed.
|
|
|
www.pcprotech.co.uk | |
