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Bezig met laden... De triomf van Caesardoor Steven Saylor
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The pattern feels familiar, because it’s essentially the same plot as that of A Mist of Prophecies (2002), the eighth book in the Roma Sub Rosa series: Gordianus investigating the life of a friend he didn’t really know that well by talking to a cast of the rich and powerful. Gordianus is tired -- he can’t climb the stairs to Hieronymus’ rooftop apartment very easily, for example -- and The Triumph of Caesar feels a little drowsy, too. Saylor’s vivid character sketches of historical figures are just as strong as always, with bright cameos by Arsinoë (Cleopatra’s younger sister) and, for the first time in this series, the aloof, reserved Octavius (the future emperor Augustus). But Saylor’s acute historical sensibility is aware that his readers already know how the story ends: Caesar is going to be assassinated. Onderdeel van de reeks(en)
The Roman civil war has come to its conclusion - Pompey is dead, Egypt is firmly under the control of Cleopatra (with the help of Rome's legions), and for the first time in many years Julius Caesar has returned to Rome itself. Appointed by the Senate as Dictator, the city abounds with rumors asserting that Caesar wishes to be made King - the first such that Rome has had in centuries. And that not all of his opposition has been crushed. Gordianus, recently returned from Egypt with his wife Bethesda, is essentially retired from his previous profession of 'Finder' but even he cannot refuse the call of Calpurnia, Caesar's wife. Troubled by dreams foretelling disaster and fearing a conspiracy against the life of Caesar, she had hired someone to investigate the rumors. But that person, a close friend of Gordianus, has just turned up dead - murdered -- on her doorstep. With four successive Triumphs for Caesar's military victories scheduled for the coming days, and Caesar more exposed to danger than ever before, Calpurnia wants Gordianus to uncover the truth behind the rumored conspiracies -- to protect Caesar's life, before it is too late. No fan of Caesar's, Gordianus agrees to help - but only to find the murderer who killed his friend. But once an investigation is begun, there's no controlling what it will turn up, who it will put in danger, and where it will end. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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