The Venus Throw (Signed First Edition)

Saylor, Steven

ISBN 10: 0312119127 / ISBN 13: 9780312119126

Verlag: St. Martins Press, New York, 1994

Beschreibung

New York: St. Martins, 1994. First Edition. First printing. Hardbound. New, in a new dust jacket. The fourth book in the Rome series. A perfect unread copy. Less than 7500 copies in first edition. Signed by author on title page (name only). A historical mystery set in 56 B.C., "The Venus Throw" follows Gordianus the Finder as he investigates the murder of his former mentor, the Egyptian ambassador Dio, amidst political intrigue involving Rome and Egypt. This is the fourth novel in the Roma Sub Rosa series, continuing Saylor's acclaimed blend of historical fiction and detective narrative. Saylor s Roma Sub Rosa series begins with "Roman Blood" (1991), followed by "Arms of Nemesis" (1992), "Catilina s Riddle" (1993), and "The Venus Throw" (1995). The sequence continues with "A Murder on the Appian Way" (1996), "Rubicon" (1999), "Last Seen in Massilia" (2000), "A Mist of Prophecies" (2002), "The Judgment of Caesar" (2004), and "The Triumph of Caesar" (2008). Later entries include the prequels "Raiders of the Nile" (2014) and "Wrath of the Furies" (2015), and the more recent "The Throne of Caesar" (2018). In addition to the novels, Saylor published two short story collections set in the same world: "The House of the Vestals" (1997) and "A Gladiator Dies Only Once" (2005).

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 3252

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: The Venus Throw (Signed First Edition)
• Verlag: St. Martins Press, New York
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1994
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0312119127
• ISBN-13: 9780312119126
• Einband: Hardcover
• Auflage: 1st Edition
• Zustand: New
• Zustand des Schutzumschlags: New
• Signiert: Signed by Author(s)

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Inhaltsangabe

In an ancient Rome torn apart by corruption and decadence, Gordianus the Finder investigates the brutal assassinations of several Egyptian envoys and finds himself in the midst of a deadly and seductive game of murder and intrigue.