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A review by dennisfischman
Desaparecido em Massília by Steven Saylor
4.0
A new setting (ancient Roman Marseilles), a new political system (rule by the rich, proclaimed not hidden), but a return to some of the grim humor that characterized earlier books.
I wasn't sure I believed some of the character development: Gordianus is much more decisive in his 60's than he was in his 30's, and his son-in-law Davus, who was a bit of a doofus in earlier books, spins theories as if he were son Eco in disguise. And the book suffers from Bethesda's not being on the scene.
If you're at all interested in the power struggle that brought Julius Caesar to power, this series is an engaging way of learning the history. It's nothing like academic. It's more like living through it--from a safe distance.
I wasn't sure I believed some of the character development: Gordianus is much more decisive in his 60's than he was in his 30's, and his son-in-law Davus, who was a bit of a doofus in earlier books, spins theories as if he were son Eco in disguise. And the book suffers from Bethesda's not being on the scene.
If you're at all interested in the power struggle that brought Julius Caesar to power, this series is an engaging way of learning the history. It's nothing like academic. It's more like living through it--from a safe distance.