Rubicon - (Novels of Ancient Rome) by Steven Saylor (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>As Caesar marches on Rome and panic erupts in the city, Gordianus the Finder discovers, in his own home, the body of Pompey's favorite cousin. Before fleeing the city, Pompey exacts a terrible bargain from the finder of secrets-to unearth the killer, or sacrifice his own son-in-law to service in Pompey's legions, and certain death. Amid the city's sordid underbelly, Gordianus learns that the murdered man was a dangerous spy. Now, as he follows a trail of intrigue, betrayal, and ferocious battles on land and sea, the Finder is caught between the chaos of war and the terrible truth he must finally reveal.<br> <i>Rubicon</i>, set in early days of the Roman Civil War, is a pivotal novel in Saylor's bestselling and critically acclaimed series of novels set in late Republican Rome.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"May Steven Saylor's Roman empire never fall! Writing in a spare, elegant style shorn of excess description, Saylor convincingly transports us into the ancient world..." --<i>USA Today on Roma</i> <p/>"Saylor has the rare ability to make history comprehensible but also entirely personal and terrifying." --<i>The Oregonian on Rubicon</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Steven Saylor</b> is the author of the long running Roma Sub Rosa series featuring Gordianus the Finder, as well as the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling novel, <i>Roma</i> and its follow-up, <i>Empire</i>. He has appeared as an on-air expert on Roman history and life on The History Channel. Saylor was born in Texas and graduated with high honors from The University of Texas at Austin, where he studied history and classics. He divides his time between Berkeley, California, and Austin, Texas.</p>
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