Raiders of the Nile (Novels of Ancient Rome) [Kindle Edition] Author: Steven Saylor | Language: English | ISBN:
B00F8HJ5F6 | Format: PDF, EPUB
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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.
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 latest in his much-loved series of mysteries set in the late Roman Republic.
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- File Size: 1528 KB
- Print Length: 351 pages
- Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1250015979
- Publisher: Minotaur Books (February 25, 2014)
- Sold by: Macmillan
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00F8HJ5F6
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,978 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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In this enthralling novel, we meet Gordianus the finder, as a young man on twenty-two, living in Alexandria with Bethesda, the slave girl who has won his heart. Readers of Steven Saylor’s mystery series, set in ancient Rome, will be familiar with Gordianus’s resourcefulness as a detective. He is equally resourceful here, when Bethesda disappears and he discovers she has been kidnapped.
There are mysterious events, and the presence of Ismene the witch, a character who appeared in Saylor’s last Gordianus book, THE SEVEN WONDERS, adds a touch of the occult to the plot. But the book is more an adventure story than a mystery, and Gordianus’s courage and physical stamina are tested along with his mental acumen. There are terrible dangers, hair-raising escapes, and a well-fleshed out cast of characters that includes the street-smart young slave boy, Djet. Djet leaps off the page so fully alive and so appealing that I very much hope we encounter him in another novel. There is also Cheelba, a lion who I came to care about as much as I did the human characters. I loved Cheelba and the role he played in the story!
I appreciate the moral seriousness that Saylor brings to the subject of a romance between a master—Gordianus—and his slave. This question is not belabored in any kind of heavy handed way, but it is not ignored either. Since Gordianus is a good man, one the reader admires, it would be wrong to portray him as oblivious to the ethical aspects of such a power differential.
I have an abiding interest in the ancient world, and there were plot elements that reminded me of Roman comedies (which were patterned on Greek comedies). I found Saylor’s discussion of ancient novels in the Author’s Note extremely interesting, and a reminder of this author’s true erudition.
Steven Saylor’s “Raiders of the Nile” is a well-written, amusing and charming tale of the adventures of 22 year old Gordianus of Rome, who later will become Rome’s well-known fictional sleuth, solving many mysteries of Ancient Rome. Saylor’s invention of Gordianus resulted in many of his best books on Rome.
Here, Gordianus, who is on a long absence from Rome lasting over 2 years, and his slave Bethesda, get involved in a fanciful if not phantasmagorical, set of episodes in Ancient Alexandria and neighboring Nile Delta areas. Except for the mild sex scenes, hints of homosexuality, and the salty language of thieves, this could be (and is, in many ways) a great wide-eyed tale of adventure for pre-teen children. Indeed, the most charming and lovable character in the book is Djet, a 10 year old boy who accompanies Gordianus on many of the episodes, particularly the time spent at the Cuckoo’s Nest, deep in the Nile Delta. Sadly, Saylor drops Djet rather unceremoniously at the end of the story.
I have known Mr. Saylor personally for about 25 years and have probably read every word he has written. I admire his ability and him as a person, author, thinker, and citizen of the world.
This book, however, is not his best work, no matter how well researched and historically accurate it may be. I have no reason to question its historical authenticity and correct detail. It is the story line, the dialogue and the rather ridiculous scenarios in which the principal characters are involved with which I have issue. For me, it’s always a red flag when, at the end of the story, the two main protagonists meet (this time in jail) to reveal the real truths to each other, followed upon by 30 more pages of explanation about what really happened and why.
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