So I’ve come to the end of the Falco series by Lindsey Davis, and exhausted the Gordianus books by Steven Saylor. Where do I go…
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I picked up the first book in this series – The Ashes of London – on a wander around my local Waterstones. The period is…
Well, here we are; the end of the series; the last book. I have followed Marcus Didius Falco through nineteen adventures, and this is the…
For me, this book proved to be something of a mixed bag. For a start, its sub-title – Power, Passion and Politics in Anglo-Saxon England…
Marcus Didius Falco is on a family holiday again; this time in Alexandria. I say holiday, but as usual, things don’t go entirely to plan.…
I will admit that Simon Turney’s Praetorian series didn’t exactly pull me in to begin with. The first volume was a good opener, but the…
Falco is back, and this time, facing the madness of Saturnalia. As those who know him might guess, he’s not a fan of the upside…
When an author of historical fiction chooses to place his characters close to famous events, there are advantages and disadvantages. On the plus side, the…
The Falco series by Lindsey Davis tends to split into two halves; those set wholly in or near Rome, and those where she takes her…
Gordianus the Finder is one of my favourite fictional characters. From the very beginning of the series, the author created a dynamic, intelligent, sympathetic man.…