Novels of Ancient Rome Last Seen in Massilia: A Novel of Ancient Rome, Book 8, (Paperback)

from Unreachableshelf

This is a later book in the series, and this review may include spoilers for earlier books. In this book in the Roma Sub Rosa series, Gordianus and his son-in-law Davus go to Massilia in search of his missing, possibly dead, son Meto. After finding a way into the beseiged city, Gordianus is drawn...

from yari20

Another good one! The ending was definitely a surprise as I never thought Gordianus would do that, but then again, Meto was being pretty thoughtless. While I wasn't thrilled about the fact that this book does not take place in Rome, it still was a great read. Again, the ending really did it for m...

from Traveller1

With this episode in the continuing saga of Gordianus the Finder, our hero leaves the mundane plane of every day existence and gains the rarified status of a super-hero. I say this as in this novel Gordianus survives several dangerous escapades, by rather incredulous means, escapades which would ...

from mamzel

No sooner has Gordianus returned to Rome with his son-in-law to his loving family that he receives an unsigned note that his son, Meto, had been killed. Meto had gone to Massilia (present day Marseilles). Had he gone as a spy for Caesar or had he left Caesar? With his son-in-law, Davus, he goes t...

from yari20

Another good one! The ending was definitely a surprise as I never thought Gordianus would do that, but then again, Meto was being pretty thoughtless. While I wasn't thrilled about the fact that this book does not take place in Rome, it still was a great read. Again, the ending really did it for m...