The Seven Wonders
- 421 Seiten
- 15 Lesestunden
An enthralling prequel to the Gordianus series from the bestselling author of Roma and Empire. Steven Saylor takes readers back to the younger days of Gordianus the Finder.
Alte WeltReihe
Begeben Sie sich auf eine Reise in die faszinierende Welt des antiken Roms, wo Geschichte und Spannung miteinander verknüpft sind. Verfolgen Sie die Abenteuer eines brillanten Mysterienlösers, der sich im Labyrinth politischer Intrigen und des täglichen Lebens bewegt. Jeder Band enthüllt neue Rätsel und bietet einen fesselnden Einblick in das Leben eines der einflussreichsten Reiche der Geschichte. Dies ist ein Muss für Liebhaber historischer Kriminalromane.
Empfohlene Lesereihenfolge
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Raiders of the Nile
- 352 Seiten
- 13 Lesestunden
New York Times bestselling author Steven Saylor returns, chronicling the early years of his detective, Gordianus, before he assumed the title of The Finder. Raiders of the Nile is the next in his much-loved series of mysteries set in the late Roman Republic. In 88 B.C. it seems as if all the world is at war. From Rome to Greece and to Egypt itself, most of civilization is on the verge of war. The young Gordianus—a born-and-raised Roman citizen—is living in Alexandria, making ends meet by plying his trade of solving puzzles and finding things out for pay. He whiles away his time with his slave Bethesda, waiting for the world to regain its sanity. But on the day Gordianus turns twenty-two, Bethesda is kidnapped by brigands who mistake her for a rich man's mistress. If Gordianus is to find and save Bethesda, who has come to mean more to him than even he suspected, he must find the kidnappers before they realize their mistake and cut their losses. Using all the skills he learned from his father, Gordianus must track them down and convince them that he can offer something of enough value in exchange for Bethesda's release. As the streets of Alexandria slowly descend into chaos, and the citizenry begin to riot with rumors of an impending invasion by Ptolmey's brother, Gordianus finds himself in the midst of a very bold and dangerous plot—the raiding and pillaging of the golden sarcophagus of Alexander the Great himself.
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Wrath of the Furies
- 322 Seiten
- 12 Lesestunden
Gordianus the Finder returns in another thrilling mystery set in Ancient Rome
Über 1000 Seiten – eine Anthologie der Extraklasse Jeder mag Schurken, dabei sind sie oft käuflich, handeln moralisch fragwürdig oder sind politisch inkorrekt. Und gerade deswegen stellen Schurken den eigentlichen Helden so häufig in den Schatten. Denn was wäre Star Wars ohne Han Solo oder Game of Thrones ohne Tyrion Lennister? George R. R. Martin und Gardner Dozois haben einundzwanzig Stories zusammengetragen – unter anderem von Patrick Rothfuss, Joe Abercrombie und Scott Lynch –, die sich den beliebtesten Charakteren aller Genres widmen: den Schurken.
This thrilling collection of twenty-one all-original stories, by an all-star list of contributors, will delight and astonish in equal measure with their cunning twists and dazzling reversals. George R. R. Martin himself offers a brand-new A Game of Thrones tale, chronicling one of the biggest rogues in the entire history of Ice and Fire. Also featuring stories from Gillian Flynn, Joe Abercrombie, Neil Gaiman, Patrick Rothfuss, Scott Lynch and more!
