The House of the Vestals
by:
Steven Saylor (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780312154448 (0312154445)
Publish date: July 1st 1997
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Mystery,
Detective,
Historical Mystery,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Roman,
Short Stories,
Ancient
Series: Roma Sub Rosa 1 (#6)
Instead of reading these books in the order listed by Goodreads, I have decided to read them in the chronological order listed by the author on his website. Warning to people who want to do the chronological thing, don't. I feel I may have ruined some of the later books. That being said, every story...
I thought some of the historical details were forced into the dialogue and story-line by Saylor, and sometimes the language became repetitive within a given story. But it was still fun to read.
Saylor proves the master of the short form too with these stories that fill in the gaps between the first and second novels in the series. Probably my favorite historical series. I have given all of them a top rating so far.