A review by cupiscent
Love and Romanpunk by Tansy Rayner Roberts

4.0

These four short and interrelated romps through an Ancient-Roman-what-if concept are just a tremendous amount of fun. From Rome to Romantic to modern Australia, we encounter throughlines of lamia and manticores, and a Julian legacy with real teeth, and it's all thoroughly entertaining. While Roberts most assuredly knows her Stuff, I found the historical references and allusions easy to access with general knowledge, good will, and the occasional wikipedia article when my curiosity grew too big to manage.

(This is a tiny volume, but I figure if you average it with Grace of Kings, you get two regular-sized books, so it all evens out.)