Novels of Ancient Rome A Gladiator Dies Only Once, Book 11, (Paperback)

from Unreachableshelf

A second short story collection of Gordianus the Finder's early adventures, taking place between Roman Blood and Catilina's Riddle. Saylor's short stories are not as good as his full novels, possibly because it is difficult to devote adequate time to both the mystery and the history. However, I f...

from Traveller1

A collection of short stories all starring our favourite, ancient Finder, Gordianus. Normally I am not a fan of shorts, but these were all good. Rich and detailed, plus, clearly, short stories, with a beginning and end. They also wove together well historical facts and known characters.

from dougwood57

In 'A Gladiator Only Dies Once', Steven Saylor collects nine Gordianus the Finder tales he has written over the years. These stories are nice straightforward detective investigations with Gordianus as the upstanding honest gumshoe (gum-sandal?). His clients tend to be drawn from the patrician cla...

from msaucier818

The second collection of short stories dealing with Gordianus the Finder. These stories take us back to the early part of Gordianus' career. They were entertaining, but served more as a method to talk about Roman history rather than create clever mysteries. I enjoyed the social, political, and cu...

from john257hopper

Another excellent collection of short stories. The title story was perhaps the least good, as I found the central premise a little implausible, but even Saylor's less good is still good.