Steven Saylor
Autor/a de Roman Blood
Sobre l'autor
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 mostra'n més 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) mostra'n menys
Crèdit de la imatge: Jerry Bauer
Sèrie
Obres de Steven Saylor
The Eagle and the Rabbit 2 exemplars
Death Wears a Mask (short story) 1 exemplars
Ill Seen in Tyre 1 exemplars
A Will is a Way 1 exemplars
The Cherries of Lucullus 1 exemplars
Archimedes' Tomb [Short Story] 1 exemplars
Alternate Magazine (Issue #27) 1 exemplars
Obres associades
Flesh and the Word: An Anthology of Erotic Writing (1992) — Col·laborador; Pseudonym — 195 exemplars
Friends and Lovers: Gay Men Write About the Families They Create (1995) — Col·laborador — 122 exemplars
Flesh and the Word 3: An Anthology of Erotic Writing (1995) — Col·laborador; Col·laborador — 101 exemplars
Once Upon a Crime: Historical Mysteries From Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (1994) — Col·laborador — 27 exemplars
AZ Murder Goes Classic: Current Crimewriters Revisit Past Masters (1997) — Col·laborador — 14 exemplars
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July/August 2011, Vol. 121, Nos. 1 & 2 (2011) — Col·laborador — 14 exemplars
The Devil's Novice / The Disappearance of the Saturnalia Silver / Blind Justice / He Came with the Rain (2000) — Col·laborador — 6 exemplars
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine - 2004/03-04 — Col·laborador — 2 exemplars
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Nom normalitzat
- Saylor, Steven
- Nom oficial
- Saylor, Steven
- Altres noms
- Travis, Aaron
- Data de naixement
- 1956-03-23
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- USA
- Llocs de residència
- Berkeley, California, Austin, Texas
- Educació
- University of Texas, Austin
- Professions
- novelist
- Agent
- Alan Nevins
- Biografia breu
- [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.
Membres
Converses
Steven Saylor- Roma sub Rosa a Historical Mysteries (octubre 2007)
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Autors associats
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 47
- També de
- 34
- Membres
- 12,397
- Popularitat
- #1,892
- Valoració
- 3.7
- Ressenyes
- 390
- ISBN
- 500
- Llengües
- 16
- Preferit
- 50
It is well done. Arguably that plot is somewhat contrived and implausible, and serves to create dramatic scenes far more than the puzzle of a whodunnit. As to the murder at the center of the personal story, it is fairly obvious who did it, if you think logically. Saylor as usual tries to hide the truth in plain sight. The resolution is too heart-wrenching to be entirely satisfactory, but fits the author’s development of a complex dynamic between Gordianus and Meto, which spans several books.
There are too many implausibilities to make this a great story, but it is a fun book if you have any interest in Roman history.… (més)