| Spqr XII: Oracle of the Dead: A Mystery Contributor(s): Roberts, John Maddox (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312538952 ISBN-13: 9780312538958 Publisher: Minotaur Books OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Historical - Fiction | Historical - Ancient |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: SPQR |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.65 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Decius Caecilius Metellus, this year's magistrate for cases involving foreigners, thinks he is merely visiting one of the local attractions of southern Italy when he takes a party to visit the Oracle of the Dead, a pre-Roman cult site located at the end of a tunnel dug beneath a temple of Apollo. But there is a bitter rivalry between the priests of Apollo and those of Hecate, who guard the oracle, and when the priests are all killed, the countryside looks to explode in violence as Greeks, Romans, and native Italians of several conquered nations bring out old enmities. This riveting historical series began with the Edgar Award-nominated SPQR I: The King's Gambit and has gone on to international success in thirteen languages. |
Contributor Bio(s): Roberts, John Maddox: - John Maddox Roberts is the author of numerous works of science fiction and fantasy in addition to his SPQR series set in ancient Rome. He and his wife live in New Mexico. |
