Raiders of the Nile

Ancient World #2

by Steven Saylor

In 88 B.C. it seems as if all the world is at war. From Rome to Greece and to Egypt itself, most of civilization is on the verge of war. The young Gordianus—a born-and-raised Roman citizen—is living in Alexandria, making ends meet by plying his trade of solving puzzles and finding things out for pay. He whiles away his time with his slave Bethesda, waiting for the world to regain its sanity. But on the day Gordianus turns twenty-two, Bethesda is kidnapped by brigands who mistake her for a rich man’s mistress. If Gordianus is to find and save Bethesda, who has come to mean more to him than even he suspected, he must find the kidnappers before they realize their mistake and cut their losses. Using all the skills he learned from his father, Gordianus must track them down and convince them that he can offer something of enough value in exchange for Bethesda’s release.

As the streets of Alexandria slowly descend into chaos, and the citizenry begin to riot with rumors of an impending invasion by Ptolmey’s brother, Gordianus finds himself in the midst of a very bold and dangerous plot—the raiding and pillaging of the golden sarcophagus of Alexander the Great himself.

New York Times bestselling author Steven Saylor returns, chronicling the early years of his detective, Gordianus, before he assumed the title of The Finder. Raiders of the Nile is the latest in his much-loved series of mysteries set in the late Roman Republic.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Fiction, Egypt, Adventure, Historical, Historical Mystery

342 pages, Hardcover

First published February 25, 2014

About the author

Steven Saylor is the author of the long running Roma Sub Rosa series featuring Gordianus the Finder, as well as the New York Times bestselling novel, Roma and its follow-up, Empire. He has appeared as an on-air expert on Roman history and life on The History Channel.

Saylor was born in Texas and graduated with high honors from The University of Texas at Austin, where he studied history and classics. He divides his time between Berkeley, California, and Austin, Texas.

Reviews

[Clemens · Rating 4 out of 5]

This exciting book is the 2nd part, chronologically, of the "Gordianus the Finder" mystery series.

Storytelling is once more of a superb quality, all characters are very believable and lifelike, and the historical details and persons are wonderfully worked out in this engaging tale, which is more adventure than mystery to me.

At the begin of the book you'll find a poem by Anacreon, as well as two well-drawn maps of Alexandria and the Nile Delta in 88 BC.

At the back of the book you'll notice a Chronology and an Author's Note, where the historical persons and details concerning this splendid story are explained by the author in a very sound fashion.

This tale is set in the year, 88 BC, with Gordianus celebrating his 22nd birthday in Alexandria, together with his purchased slave girl, Bethesda.

When they end up with a mime troupe all things start to go wrong for Gordianus, but especially for Bethesda, for she gets kidnapped in a case of mistaken identity, and after some very useful information from Tafhapy, he sets off towards the Cuckoo's Nest in pursuit for Bethesda, and try to infiltrate in this lair of Raiders, lead by Artemon, and all this in an desperate attempt to free her and bring her home.

What is to follow is a very engaging Egyptian adventure/mystery, in which Gordianus will be engaged with bandits within the Nile Delta, and from then on will be active on certain trips to enrich themselves, until at the end some truths will be revealed that will result in a very satisfactory conclusion of this story.

Highly recommended, for this is a very worthy addition to this remarkable and educational series, and that's why I like to call this episode: "A Mysterious Gordianus Egyptian Adventure"!

[Jim · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like good historical fiction and some of the best books I've read this year have been historical fiction. This book, published in 2014, is part of a series of whodunit mysteries set in the period of the Roman Republic, featuring Gordianus the Finder. His job is to find things for people, that is, to solve mysteries, so he's a private investigator from over 2000 years ago.
"Raiders of the Nile" is one of the later books written by Steven Saylor but, chronologically, it's the second book in the series. It's 88 B.C. and Gordianus is a young Roman, still in his early twenties. He's enjoying life in what he considers to be "the most exciting city in the world," Alexandria, Egypt, a city founded by Alexander the Great in 331 B.C. This is the Egypt of the Ptolemaic Dynasty, established by Ptolemy, one of Alexander's Macedonian generals, and Alexandria is the site of the greatest Library in the world, the Tomb of Alexander, and the Great Lighthouse, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Gordianus is able to support himself (just barely) by plying his trade (which he had learned from his father in Rome). He also whiles away his time with a beautiful slave woman, Bethesda, that is, until some brigands kidnap her. It's a case of mistaken identity as the brigands believed that the woman they had seized was the mistress of a rich man. The young Roman has to use all of his detective skills to find the kidnapped woman and he'll follow a trail that leads him into the Nile Delta. The Delta was a vast marshland teeming with insects--and, as the home of hippos and crocodiles, it was not a very safe place to be. And it's deep inside the Delta where the brigands have their hideaway...
Saylor has done his research and brings this past era vividly to life right down to the smallest details. I also appreciate the Author's Note at the end explaining where he got some of his ideas. I'll definitely be looking for more of the books of the Gordianus series.

[Tita · Rating 4 out of 5]

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Já devem estar cansados de saber que Steven Saylor é um dos meus autores favoritos e que adoro Gordiano. E, uma vez mais, o autor não me desiludiu.

Neste livro, Gordiano está no Egipto, já com a sua escrava Bethesda e como faz vinte e dois anos, decide passar o dia de um modo especial. Mas, Bethesda acaba por ser raptada e Gordiano tenta resgatá-la.
Para já, gostei bastante como Steven Saylor nos começou a contar a história. Começamos logo numa cena com Gordiano no meio dos bandidos a tentar roubar o sarcófago de Alexandre. o Grande. O porquê e como Gordiano se viu envolvido nesta aventura, só depois vamos descobrir.
Uma história bem construída, com muitas peripécias e um tom mais leve do que a saga Roma Sub-Rosa.
Foi tão bom voltar a uma história de Gordiano.

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[Kathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not my usual sort of reading, but this is a delightfully told ancient tale of adventure that trips the imagination. Monsters, Mimes, Menacing Men as well as Mythical creatures as the young hero reaches the age of 22 in Egypt. Alexandrian Intrigues! It must have been fun to write. I enjoyed this read.

[Jane · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5/5. A disappointment. Also very artificial and unbelievable. The young Gordianus joins a bandit gang to rescue his slave, Bethesda, also his beloved. I am not enticed by the second volume in this series.

[Natalie Cavernelis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Always enjoyable but think I prefer the older Gordianus' adventures

[Kathleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Steven Saylor's novel, Raiders of the Nile, is the latest in his series featuring Gordianus the Finder, but this book takes us back to the Roman's early life, when, at the age of twenty-two, he traveled to Alexandria, Egypt. It was here that he acquired the slave Bethesda, who was later to become his wife.
The book opens with the scene of Giordianus and a team of bandits attempting to steal the golden sarcophagus from the tomb of Alexander the Great. From there the author flashes back to an earlier point in the story, when Bethesda, with whom Gordianus has unwisely fallen in love against the advice from his father on relationships with slaves. When Bethesda is abducted in what appears to be a case of mistaken identity, Gordianus sets out to find her, with the company of a young slave boy named Djet. They follow the trail of a notorious leader of bandits to their lair, the Cuckoo's Nest, in the wildest part of the Nile Delta. But as the reign of Ptolemy enters its last days, chaos descends upon Egypt and Alexandria in particular. Giordanus must use all his astuteness to maintain his supposed loyalty to the Cuckoo's gang, led by the charismatic Artemon, known as the Cuckoo's Child, in order to retrieve Bethesda without losing his own life.
Saylor paints a picture of the Nile Delta as a Wild West sort of place, with gangs of unsavory characters and criminals hiding out from the authorities. He sets this in the historical context of the events of the reign of the Ptolemys of Egypt, and as Rome, in its waning days as a republic, was spreading its tentacles through North Africa and eventual conquest of Egypt.
Saylor has a gift for combining ancient history with an enthralling story. Gordianus is a multi-faceted human being whose wants, needs and fears are as real as those of any modern person. Raiders of the Nile, along with the rest of the series, are an exciting way for readers to glimpse life in the days of the Romans. (As published in Suspense Magazine)

[Jon · Rating 2 out of 5]

I haven't read a Steven Saylor ancient mystery in many years, so I thought I'd try his newest. This one is set in Egypt in 88 BCE, with Gordianus the Finder as a very young man. His slave-girlfriend Bethesda is kidnapped, and he must search for her through the Nile delta, a region pretty much run by a large band of outlaws. Many twists and turns, and the historical details feel right. But the characters all think like moderns, and they all sound pretty much alike. Full of cliches (my heart sank...), and many chapters ending with sentences like "A sea of terrified faces abruptly turned toward me. Riot!" or "The door opened and I stood face to face with the strangest mortal I had ever seen." or "I woke from a troubled dream, my forehead beaded with sweat, to see a hulking silhouette looming over me." I wanted to see how it would all come out; but I doubt if I'll read another one.

[Marta Clemente · Rating 3 out of 5]

Uma leitura bem agradável, a deste "Os salteadores do Nilo", 2º livro de Steven Saylor a contar-nos a história de um jovem Gordiano.
Neste volume Gordiano faz 22 anos e vive apaixonado pela sua escrava Bethesda, que desaparece misteriosamente.
Louco de preocupação, o nosso Gordiano mete-se numa série de aventuras e acaba metido com um grupo de foras da lei. A sus inteligência e esperteza fá-lo sempre levar a melhor.
Um livro levinho, onde o que mais gostei foi o enquadramento histórico no Egipto antigo.

[Gretchen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found this adventure featuring Gordianus (he's not quite "the Finder" yet) a little weak compared to the previous two novels I read. I found parts of the novel to be brilliant and other parts to be on the boring side.

My favorite character in this novel wasn't even human. Cheelba is a tame lion used to terrify potential new members of the Cuckoo's Gang. The bandits dress the poor lion in a garish costume to make him appear to be a terrifying beast of mythical proportions. In reality, he's just a big kitten with a toothache. I loved this lion. Along with being The Finder, I am starting to think of Gordianus as some kind of collector (you know like from Guardians of the Galaxy. sort of.).

There was a point in the novel where I figured out why I like Gordianus so much. He reminds me a little bit of Ezio from the Assassin's Creed games. Of course we don't see Gordianus running around jumping from ledges and putting a blade through the back of unsuspecting victims but he's got a personality that reminds me of Ezio. The whole initiation into the Cuckoo's Gang seemed like a plot right out of an Assassin's Creed game.

The twist at the end of the novel was excellent. It wasn't at all what I was expecting. Sometimes that's alright. I had started to guess how things were gong to work out towards the middle of the novel. For once, I'm glad I was wrong. Clearly Saylor is a better writer than I am. Ok, that's not even a contest. I have no published work.

[Stephen · Rating 4 out of 5]

If fortune favors the foolish, young Gordianus of Rome must be foolish indeed. On his 22nd birthday, he lavishly adorns his slave-turned-love-interest, Bethesda, only to see her kidnapped when she is mistaken for a rich man’s companion. The kidnappers, a notorious gang of thieves, cutthroats, and miscellaneous scoundrels intending to hold her for ransom, operate out of “The Cuckoo’s Nest”, hidden somewhere amid the Nile Delta. To rescue his love from abuse and execution, Gordianus must track down outlaws even the king of Egypt is quailed by Soon wanted for murder and navigating the backside of a country on the verge of civil war, Gordianus is forced into trusting strangers at his peril. Although the young main character will later be wise and street-savvy, here he’s giving his real name to barkeeps at mysterious tarverns and accepting drinks from smiling strangers. Such things generally lead to death, enslavement, or other misfortune in novels, but Gordianus lives a charmed life. The book opens with him taking part in a grave robbery (the sacking of Alexander the Great’s tomb) , in a splash of action that introduces a mood that remains throughout. While most of Saylor’s novels are political-legal mysteries, Raiders of the Lost Nile is thoroughly a light historical action-adventure novel with a twist at the end. It’s highly speculative, of course, but enjoyable.

[Liviu · Rating 5 out of 5]

2nd young Gordianus and excellent stuff as is more coherent and unitary than the short fiction like seven wonders, though it continues strands of the storyline
The book is much more adventure oriented and Gordianus plays action hero, fights some bandits and joins some others, befriends a lion and even uses his budding observation skills to inadvertently wreak havoc
While his fascination with Betsheda is played much more than it was implied in the original books - and obviously begging the question of why he frees and marries her only 20 years later as per the arms of nemesis book - and this infatuation powers the plot of this novel as by a mistaken identity trope, Betsheda gets kidnaped instead of a rich man's presumed lover, the discrepancy doesn't interfere with the enjoyment of this wonderful novel
The postcript of the author - in the form of a q/a - explains his thinking behind the structure of the young Gordianus books and I definitely want more, though the promised march ides book would do quite well too
Any gordianus will do actually

[Labijose · Rating 4 out of 5]

¡Esta nueva precuela de Gordiano el Sabueso, ambientada en Alejandría en el año 88 a.C. empieza ni más ni menos con la colaboración del protagonista en el intento de robo del Sarcófago Sagrado de Alejandro Magno!!!!
Luego descubrimos que no se ha vuelto loco, sino que lo hace forzado por las circunstancias, con el objetivo de poder rescatar a su amada esclava Bethesda, que ha sido secuestrada por error. A partir de ahí nos encontramos con una novela digna de Lee Child, pero ambientada en una época en la que Steven Saylor se maneja como pez en el agua. Su serie de novelas Roma sub rosa es muy aclamada por un público fiel a este tipo de relatos. Yo he leído algunos títulos, y como lectura de evasión suelen cumplir con su objetivo. Entretenida, a ratos instructiva. No es gran literatura histórica, ni mucho menos. Pero para pasar un rato agradable, sobretodo en época estival, es aconsejable.

[zofia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ta książka była przezabawna i mocno chaotyczna nadal jestem w szoku, że główny bohater żyje zważając na jego charakter. Do tego to miłe oderwanie od rzeczywistości bo rzeczy, które się w niej dzieją są mocno nierealistyczne, ale zdecydowanie ma to swój urok

[Janice Spina · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ve read several of Saylor’s books about Gordianus the Finder and thoroughly enjoyed them. In book 2 of this series Gordianus, the Finder, is a young man who has settled down in Alexandria with his slave Bethesda. Life is pleasant and calm until Bethesda is kidnapped when she is mistaken for another woman who is connected to a rich citizen.

Gordianus enlists the help of the rich man in order to get Bethesda back. With the help of the rich man’s slave boy, Djet, Gordianus infiltrates a gang of thieves to find his slave. He is trapped there along with Bethesda with no escape in sight.

This book is rich in Roman history for which Saylor is noted to be skilled. There is a witch, cut-throat thieves, mystery, suspense and surprises in store, many I never saw coming. The story kept me intrigued until the satisfying ending.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a rollicking adventure story that reminds me more of Scott Lynch. It has rich historical detail (as usual) and I enjoyed it, but it's not what I'm looking for in Gordianus books.

[Melinda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another good addition to this series. A bit slow to start - lots of laying about and sleeping with the slave girl, but once the mystery got going - it was done pretty well.

[Ruth Chatlien · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very lightweight but fun.

[Sofia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tinha alguma curiosidade em ler livros deste autor, até porque tenho uma grande paixão por Romanos e pela Antiguidade no geral.
É uma leitura ligeira, uma história repleta de aventuras, que em vários momentos me recordou o Indiana Jones, não sei porquê.
Penso que será adequado a um público juvenil (+16).
Por último, resta-me dizer que, pessoalmente, não é bem o meu tipo de livros, mas quem gostar de aventuras e desfechos hollywoodescos tem aqui um belo exemplar :)

[Maureen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Je ne savais pas trop à quoi m'attendre, mais ce fut une lecture bien divertissante. L'histoire est bien rythmée et bien construite. Dommage que les personnages ne soient pas spécialement intéressants.

[H (no longer expecting notifications) Balikov · Rating 3 out of 5]

Steven Saylor began this series 13 books ago. His hero, and ours, was a private investigator in Rome's First Century B.C.E., Gordianus. We first encounter Gordianus in his middle years, he appears to be an unremarkable citizen of Rome, who has a unique talent for finding the truth. As he succeeds (through these books) he comes into contact with more and more of Rome's movers and shakers from Cicero to Julius Caesar. These are well-researched novels that give us a complex view of an empire in transition and reflect often on the day-to-day life of Romans.

When a dozen books were concluded. Saylor looked at his character, evaluated what he had already said about his early years (a number of references and one short story) and decided to flesh it out.

In the preceding book, young Gordianus sets out to see the Seven Wonders of that world. It happens that he finds himself needing to solve a mystery at each stop. When he reaches the lighthouse at Alexandria, the previous book concludes with him acquiring a female slave, Bethesda, with whom he falls in love.

This book opens in Alexandria with Gordianus and Bethesda sorting out their relationship. As part of Gordianus' birthday celebration, they attend a street players mime show. This is a raucous play that touches on many facets of local life including that low-esteem with which the current rule is held. Before long, Bethesda disappears and Gordianus is off in search of her. This story turns into a picaresque tale of pirates, political plots and magic. The Gordianus portrayed, unfortunately, does not lead nicely into the Gordianus we find in the first twelve books. He is much more the active center of attention and it is hard to reconcile this person with the one who can often move through events without causing the spotlight to pick him out of the crowd.

I am sure that Saylor plans more books, but it will be hard, for instance, to enjoy the younger Gordianus (and Bethesda) when their quieter life in Rome is so at variance with these experiences.

[Shirley Schwartz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Glorious Gordianus! What an awesome and enjoyable story. I shouldn't be surprised because Steven Saylor is a wonderful author who knows his time and place very well. Gordianus is a wonderful creation. I read all of the Roma Sub Rosa series where we see Gordianus as a mature man of 50 or 60 years of age. I thought we were going to run out of books in his story because of his age, but Mr. Saylor has created a whole new prequel series which shows Gordianus as a young man. In this book he is 22 years old, and does he ever get up to some misadventures in this book. The time is 88 BC, and Gordianus is living in Alexandria Egypt with his slave girl/lover Bathsheba. All is exciting and new in Alexandria for two young people in love. But then Bathsheba goes missing and Gordianus must give up his fun-filled life and embark on a strange and dangerous journey to try to get her back. He meets all sorts of people on his travels - some good and some bad, but all wonderfully created by Mr. Saylor. Accompanied by a delightful young slave boy by the name of Djet, Gordianus travels into the dangerous Nile Delta. He must infiltrate a very well-organized gang of criminals called the Cuckoo Gang. Gordianus needs all his considerable intelligence to maintain his anonymity and disguise his real purpose for seeking out this gang. Once there Gordianus finds a strange kind of contentment and he finds that he enjoys life on the lam. But he never forgets his real reason for being there, and goes to great lengths to rescue his love. What great fun this book is!

[Julia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Początkowo ta książka w ogóle mnie nie zachęciła. Byłam podekscytowana na historię w świecie starożytnego Egiptu, ale gdy zaczęłam czytać, trochę się zawiodłam. Bohaterowie nie wzbudzili we mnie żadnego rodzaju przywiązania czy nawet sympatii, jedynie neutralność.

Lepsze wrażenie historia zaczęła sprawiać, gdy Gordianus trafił do siedziby Kukułczaka. Wtedy dopiero rzeczywiście zaciekawiły mnie dalsze losy zarówno jego, jak i Bethesdy i zaczęłam w miarę utożsamiać się z bohaterami, a przynajmniej odczuwać w stosunku do nich jakąś sympatię i empatię.

Jednak brakowało mi więcej szczegółów na temat kultury i życia codziennego w starożytnym Egipcie, wbrew pozorom było ich niezwykle mało, a historia skupiła się niemal jedynie na wątku "kryminalnym", który swoją drogą też nie jest jakiś wybitny. Owszem, rozwiązanie wszystkich zagadek na końcu wywołało pewne zaskoczenie, jednak w porównaniu z innymi książkami z tego gatunku (thriller historyczny) jakie czytałam, na przykład Steve'a Berry'ego, "wątek kryminalny" był dla mnie zbyt prosty - mam wrażenie, że autor nie wysilił się zbytnio pod tym względem.

[Jeanette · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a joy to read a Gordianus again after all this time. I loved the Roma location series, all of them. But I much preferred the older Gordianus to this younger 22 year old. And I did read the first novel when he was 21 in Alexandria, as well. Alexandria is interesting, but it is just NOT the hotbed of ROME in its prime. And Gordianus is green and rather feckless, IMHO. Almost, but not quite there to naïve.

This time Bethesda gets kidnapped by mischance for ransom.

Simple and easy read- with some of that tongue in cheek Roman superiority starting to show, but not enough to make it as fun as his finder schemes of later life in Rome and amidst Roman politics.

[Brent Hartinger · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm a long-time fan of Stephen Saylor, and his Roma Sub Rosa series of mysteries sent in Ancient Rome, featuring a "detective" known as Gordianus the Finder. The mysteries themselves are usually fine, but what's always fascinating (to me) are the details of life in Ancient Rom. This particular book isn't quite as good as the previous "prequel" book, Seven Wonders (wherein Gordianus visits, and solves a mystery at, each of the Seven Wonder of the Ancient world), but it's still a solid entry. If you haven't read the others, start with the first book in the series, Roman Blood, and work your way through them all.

[Mª João Monteiro · Rating 4 out of 5]

Esta história passada em Alexandria e vizinhanças,por assim dizer, decorre na juventude de Gordiano. Longe dos dramas de Roma, sob o sol do Egito, Gordiano aproveita a vida até que, no dia do seu aniversário, raptam Bethesda, a sua escrava e algo mais. A partir daqui, viagens, perseguições, fugas e peripécias de todo o tipo. IUma viagem histórica para começar as leituras do ano. Gostei, muito giro, mais leve do que algumas das histórias anteriores de Saylor. Claro que me fez ter vontade de ir reler o anterior...

[Kate · Rating 3 out of 5]

An okay read. It really makes me miss the style of his first books, like Catalina's Riddle. This one seemed over simplified and to drag at points.

[Sarah Faith Gibas · Rating 5 out of 5]

super great fast pace adventure!! You cannot go wrong with a Steven Saylor novel!

[Robin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Steven Saylor has a way of making the ancient world seem exciting and relevant today, by infusing his characters with emotions to which modern readers can relate. He also puts the characters into challenging situations that make readers care about the outcome. His dialog is natural and easy to read, and often amusing. He has done plenty of research, which makes the 88 BC world of Raiders of the Nile come alive. This is the second in the prequel trilogy that precedes his Roma Sub Rosa series featuring Roman sleuth and world traveler Gordianus the Finder.

Raiders begins on Gordianus’ 22nd birthday. He is living a poor but happy life in Alexandria, along with his slave and lover Bethesda. Meanwhile, the threat of war is rampant from Rome to Greece to Egypt. In Alexandria, it is rumored that King Ptolemy’s deposed brother is gathering forces to reclaim the throne. During the birthday celebrations, tinged with political intrigue, Bethesda disappears mysteriously. Gordianus’ quest to find her takes him from the volatile streets of Alexandria to the rugged outposts of civilization and into the outlaw encampment where he must prove his cleverness as well as his strength.

Part mystery and part romance, Raiders continuously sustains an undercurrent of fascination with the ancient world and how people were essentially just as they are today, despite our changes in culture, communications, and transportation.

Fans of Saylor’s Roma Sub Rosa series must not skip this action-packed prequel. Historical fiction buffs and those who are fascinated by the ancient world will also like it. The artful combination of mystery (of the not-overly-graphic variety) and romance will appeal to readers who enjoy both of these genres.

[Karolina Baudelaire · Rating 3 out of 5]

PL

Takie tam czytadełko, z powodu dostępności przeczytane po angielsku na Kindlu. Dużo akcji, sporo Bethesdy, wiele dość nieprawdopodobnych zdarzeń i cudownych zbiegów okoliczności. Ale nie jest to w końcu książka, którą czyta się dla idealnie skonstruowanej fabuły. Tutaj plusem jest język, bogaty w rozmaite przymiotniki przydatne przy nauce angielskiego (przytrzymanie palcem słowa na Kindlu = słownik), a czytanie jej nie było torturą, jednak wlokłam się niesamowicie. Uparłam się na przeczytanie CAŁEGO cyklu o naszym rzymskim Holmesie, natomiast został mi jeszcze "Wrath of Furies" - też będzie czytane po angielsku - i mam nadzieję, że nie będzie to takie odcinanie kuponów (pieniędzy) od podstawowych części, tj. Rzymska krew, Morderstwo na Via Appia czy Rzut Wenus oraz Dom Westalek - moje dwie ulubione części, poza tymi z Cezarem we własnej osobie.

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A little fun book read in English on Kindle because of problems with this accessibility. A lot of action, a lot of Bethesda, a lot of quite unlikely events and wonderful coincidences. But it is not, after all, a book that you read for a perfectly constructed plot. For learners, the big plus is the language, rich in various adjectives useful for learning English (holding a word on Kindle = dictionary), and reading it wasn't torture, but I dragged myself incredibly. I insisted on reading the whole cycle about our Roman Holmes, but I still have "Wrath of Furies" left. - It will also be read in English - and I hope it will not be so cutting off the coupons (money) from the basic books in the series, i.e. Roman blood, the Murder of the Via Appia or the Throw of Venus and the House of Westals - my two favourite books, apart from those with Caesar himself.