Steven Saylor
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About the Author
Steven Saylor (born March 23, 1956) is an American author of historical novels. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where he studied history and Classics. Although he also has written novels about Texas history, Saylor's best-known work is his Roma Sub Rosa series, set in ancient näytä lisää Rome. The novels' hero is a detective named Gordianus the Finder, active during the time of Sulla, Cicero, Julius Caesar, and Cleopatra. He divides his time residing in California and texas. (Bowker Author Biography) näytä vähemmän
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Tekijän teokset
Róma 2 kappaletta
The Cherries of Lucullus 1 kappale
The Eagle and the Rabbit 1 kappale
Death Wears a Mask (short story) 1 kappale
A Will is a Way 1 kappale
Ill Seen in Tyre 1 kappale
[ [ [ Last Seen in Massilia[ LAST SEEN IN MASSILIA ] By Saylor, Steven ( Author )Mar-29-2011 Paperback (2011) 1 kappale
Archimedes' Tomb [Short Story] 1 kappale
Alternate Magazine (Issue #27) 1 kappale
Associated Works
Once Upon a Crime: Historical Mysteries From Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (1994) — Avustaja — 27 kappaletta
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July/August 2011, Vol. 121, Nos. 1 & 2 (2011) — Avustaja — 13 kappaletta
The Devil's Novice / The Disappearance of the Saturnalia Silver / Blind Justice / He Came with the Rain (2000) — Avustaja — 6 kappaletta
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine - 2004/03-04 — Avustaja — 2 kappaletta
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- Kanoninen nimi
- Saylor, Steven
- Virallinen nimi
- Saylor, Steven
- Muut nimet
- Travis, Aaron
- Syntymäaika
- 1956-03-23
- Sukupuoli
- male
- Kansalaisuus
- USA
- Asuinpaikat
- Berkeley, California, Austin, Texas
- Koulutus
- University of Texas, Austin
- Ammatit
- novelist
- Agentti
- Alan Nevins
- Lyhyt elämäkerta
- [from Raiders of the Nile]
Steven Saylor is the author of the acclaimed historical mystery novels featuring Gordianus the Finder, including The Seven Wonders, as well as the internationally bestselling historical novels Empire and Roma. he has appeared on the History Channel as an expert on Roman politics and life. He divides his time between Berkeley, California, and Austin, Texas.
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Steven Saylor- Roma sub Rosa, Historical Mysteries (lokakuuta 2007)
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This book took forever to get going. If it wasn't for the setting I am not sure I would have finished it. The mystery didn't really capture me.
My least favorite of the Gordianus books so far. I really felt like I was plodding through it. I still enjoyed but I think that it was a just barely enjoyed it. I thought the first two books were plotted tighter with a more engaging central mystery. I will still be buying the 4th book but I hope that it returns to a faster pace.
This is an enjoyable story set in the context of an important historical event, as most of Saylor's books are. In this case the context, although kept at some distance, consists of the slave rebellion of Spartacus and the rise to prominence of Marcus Crassus.
The author is a classist who loves to give his readers a view of the Roman world. This is an important quality of the books but it also becomes a bit of weakness, as the protagonist Gordianus becomes more a wandering witness, a historical travel guide, than someone whose actions propel the story forward. In fact Gordianus blunders about quite a bit while he guides us through a long series of interesting locations and events (a trireme, an underground temple, a private bathhouse, a temporary arena, a funeral, a seashore cave, and a rich villa, in no particular order). It is all fun and the scenery is great, but the scenery can overwhelm the story.
The ending is a bit unsatisfactory to me. The denouement of the plot is presented in conversation by Marcus Crassus, while the culprit vanishes from the scene into a closed room (and a violent death). I think this comes about because, in defiance of the conventions of the genre, the criminal turns out to be a fundamentally uninteresting person.… (lisätietoja)
The author is a classist who loves to give his readers a view of the Roman world. This is an important quality of the books but it also becomes a bit of weakness, as the protagonist Gordianus becomes more a wandering witness, a historical travel guide, than someone whose actions propel the story forward. In fact Gordianus blunders about quite a bit while he guides us through a long series of interesting locations and events (a trireme, an underground temple, a private bathhouse, a temporary arena, a funeral, a seashore cave, and a rich villa, in no particular order). It is all fun and the scenery is great, but the scenery can overwhelm the story.
The ending is a bit unsatisfactory to me. The denouement of the plot is presented in conversation by Marcus Crassus, while the culprit vanishes from the scene into a closed room (and a violent death). I think this comes about because, in defiance of the conventions of the genre, the criminal turns out to be a fundamentally uninteresting person.… (lisätietoja)
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Steven Saylor
Publicado: 2010 | 507 páginas
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Serie: Las novelas de Roma #2
Steven Saylor retoma la historia donde la dejó en Roma novela de la que se han vendido más de 20.000 ejemplares. Las sucesivas generaciones de la familia Pinario vuelven a ser testigos y protagonistas de uno de los momentos más brillantes de la Antigüedad: el esplendor del mundo romano, desde el reinado de Augusto hasta la caída del Imperio. De esta manera, sufren en sus propias carnes las maquinaciones de Tiberio, la locura de Calígula y la decadencia de Nerón, y disfrutan de la era dorada de Trajano y Adriano. Sin ser ajenos a los momentos más dramáticos de la ciudad: el terrible incendio que la destruyó en el año 64, la persecución contra los cristianos llevada a cabo por Nerón o los sangrientos juegos de gladiadores en el Coliseo…… (lisätietoja)