{"product_id":"9780312357443","title":"A Gladiator Dies Only Once : The Further Investigations of Gordianus the Finder","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA Gladiator Dies Only Once\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Steven Saylor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteven Saylor's Roma Sub Rosa series of novels, set in the later Roman Republic and featuring Gordianus the Finder, has garnered unusual acclaim from readers and reviewers alike, establishing him as one of the pre-eminent historical mystery writers. In \u003ci\u003eA Gladiator Dies Only Once\u003c\/i\u003e, the second collection of his award-winning stories featuring Gordianus, Saylor more than meets his own high standards. Set between the events of his novels \u003ci\u003eRoman Blood\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCatilina's Riddle\u003c\/i\u003e, these previously untold adventures from the early career of Gordianus - when his adopted son, Eco, was still a mute boy and his wife, Bethesda, was but his slave - will delight Saylor's many fans while illuminating details of the ancient world like no other writer can.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Saylor evokes the ancient world more convincingly than any other writer of his generation.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times (London) on The Judgment of Caesar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[T]he twisty fair-play plotting that marks Saylor's best novels is very much in evidence...A partial chronology and historical notes round out this excellent volume.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The stories are admirably varied--some are extensive mysteries; others offer short, sharp slices of life. All are marvelous reads in themselves and marvelous reflections of ancient Rome.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312357443\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40652228460750,"sku":"9780312357443","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312357443","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}