Buy the seven wonders roma sub rosa by steven saylor isbn. The seven wonders provides a welcome opportunity to get to know gordianus adventures and saylor s craft as a writer outside of his other historic novels. An enthralling prequel to his bestselling roma sub rosa series of mysteries set in the ancient world, steven saylor takes readers back to the younger days of. An enthralling prequel to his bestselling roma sub rosa series of mysteries set in the ancient world, steven saylor takes readers back to the younger days of gordianus the finder. This being my first experience with saylors work, i was a bit worried that this novel would leave me feeling like an outsider due to my lack of prerequisites, but that was most certainly not the case. The roman sub rosa historical mystery series written by steven saylor consists of a total of 12 novels published between the years 1991 and 2004. In the seven wonders, 18yearold gordianus embarks on the adventure of a lifetime. Rich in intrigue and period detail, his novels set in ancient rome have garnered acclaim the world over. The novels hero is a detective named gordianus the finder, active during the. He is best known for his roma sub rosa series, featuring the main character gordianus the finder, as well as famous historical roman figures. Traveling the world for the first time, gordianus discovers that amorous exploration goes handinhand with crimesolving. Gordianus the finder chronological series by steven saylor. He graduated from the university of texas that is situated in austin. The seven wonders by steven saylor books hachette australia.
A novel of the ancient world audiobook by steven saylor. Steven saylor writes in the venue of spqr series author john maddox roberts, mysteries set in the roman era during the republic, 1st century b. The main character is a fictional detective named gordianus the finder, but over the course of the series, he interacts with several historical roman figures like julius caesar, mark antony, pompey, sulla, cicero and others. Saylor s bestknown work is his roma sub rosa historical mystery series, set in ancient rome. The seven wonders by steven saylor overdrive rakuten.
A prequel to his epic roma sub rosa series, the seven wonders follows series star gordianus the finder as an 18yearold. He is a graduate of the university of texas at austin, where he studied history and classics saylor s bestknown work is his roma sub rosa historical mystery series, set in ancient rome. Buy a cheap copy of the seven wonders book by steven saylor. The seven wonders begins a new series of prequels to the roma sub rosa series, about the younger days of gordianus the finder.
Steven saylor books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. See the complete gordianus the finder chronological series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. The seven wonders, by steven saylor, is subtitled a novel of the ancient world, but really its a group of related short stories. The seven wonders is a historical novel by american author steven saylor, first published by st. Steven saylor is married to richard solomon since the year 1967.
Gordianus is not yet called the finderbut at each of the seven wonders, the wideeyed young roman encounters a mystery to challenge the powers of deduction. The seven wonders ebook by steven saylor rakuten kobo. The seven wonders gordianus the finder prequel roma sub. Saylor was born on march 23, 1956 in texas and he is a specialized historical fiction writer. Steven saylor audio books, best sellers, author bio. He has also written a series of prequels called the seven wonders, as well as other books and autobiographical essays. The gordianus the finder chronological book series by steven saylor includes books the seven wonders, raiders of the nile, wrath of the furies. Overall, the seven wonders highly recommended novel of 2012 is a very good introduction to gordianus. Steven saylor born march 23, 1956 is an american author of historical novels. Saylors lucky th entry in his roma sub rosa series after 2008s the triumph of caesar takes gordianus the finder on a tour of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
Gordianus has just turned eighteen and is about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime. The series revolves around the activities of the main protagonist, gordianus the finder, who is a private detective during the time of 56 bc in ancient rome. The seven wonders is a novel of ancient rome by steven saylor. Steven saylors roma sub rosa series of novels, more. In this book, the reader follows young gordianus and his teacher antipater of sidon on an educational journey to visit the seven wonders of the ancient world.
The author of compelling historical fiction and mysteries, steven saylor is best known for his roma sub rosa series, starring the detective gordianus the finder during the time of julius caesar and cleopatra. Jan 01, 2012 the seven wonders is the chronological first prequel to that series, which takes you back to gordianuss early days as a nineteenyearold visiting the seven wonders of the ancient world. The latest book is throne of caesar, in which gordianus confronts the ides of march, 44 b. Its a fun conceit that takes the form of short stories loosely tied i love steven saylors roman sub rosa series, which features fulllength detective. Steven saylor is the author of the roma sub rosa series of historical mysteries featuring gordianus the finder, set in the ancient rome of cicero, caesar, and cleopatra. While not at the level of the best novels in the series, the book does an excellent job within its parameters that impose quite a few restrictions, while managing to have an unifying thread and wonderful first and last parts. Accompanying gordianus on his travels is his tutor, antipater of sidon, the worlds most celebrated poet. Order of steven saylor books steven saylor is an american author of historical fiction as well as gay erotic fiction anthologies under the pseudonym of aaron travis.
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Apr 30, 20 traveling the world for the first time, gordianus discovers that amorous exploration goes hand in hand with crimesolving. Steven saylor will sign and discuss his book, the throne of caesar minotaur. The seven wonders by steven saylor signed first edition book see all titles by steven saylor saylors lucky th entry in his roma sub rosa series after 2008s the triumph of caesar takes gordianus the finder on a tour of the seven wonders of the ancient world. A giant, merciless behemoth guards the opening, and so jack mckinley and his friends realize that rescuing aly will be harder than they thought. Roma sub rosa is a series of historical mysteries by american novelist steven saylor.
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He is a graduate of the university of texas at austin, where he studied history and classics. The novel is made up of a series of connected short stories, and the main character is the roman sleuth gordianus. The mysteries of love are the true wonders of the world, and at the end of the journey, an eighth wonder awaits him in alexandria. Its a fun conceit that takes the form of short stories loosely tied i love steven saylor s roman sub rosa series, which features fulllength detective. Gordianus the finder chronological series 16 primary works 16 total works this includes the ancient world series of prequels and the original roma sub rosa series. The complete series list for gordianus the finder steven saylor. Gordianus the finder series in order steven saylor fictiondb. The year is 92bc and gordianus has just turned eighteen and is about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime. Outside speculative fiction, no contemporary writer is more appreciated by me than steven saylor for his wonderful roma sub rosa series. Additionally, he also writes short stories and novels and mystery fiction stories. Mysterypeople presents steven saylor seven wonders. Thank you for supporting steven saylor, and your local independent bookstore. Traveling the world for the first time, gordianus discovers that amorous exploration goes hand in hand with crimesolving.
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