A man. His ex-girlfriend's cat. A sadistic game show unlike anything in the universe: a dungeon crawl where survival depends on killing your prey in the most entertaining way possible.
In a flash, every human-erected construction on Earth—from Buckingham Palace to the tiniest of sheds—collapses in a heap, sinking into the ground.
The buildings and all the people inside have all been atomized and transformed into the dungeon: an 18-level labyrinth filled with traps, monsters, and loot. A dungeon so enormous, it circles the entire globe.
Drew me in to a very believable world of ancient Pompeii, filled with prostitues, slaves, aristocrats, gladiators, pimps and senators. The first in a trilogy and I enjoyed all three in the series.
Sold by her mother. Enslaved in Pompeii's brothel. Determined to survive. Her name is Amara. Welcome to the Wolf Den...
Amara was once a beloved daughter, until her father's death plunged her family into penury. Now she is a slave in Pompeii's infamous brothel, owned by a man she despises. Sharp, clever and resourceful, Amara is forced to hide her talents. For as a she-wolf, her only value lies in the desire she can stir in others.
But Amara's spirit is far from broken.
By day, she walks the streets with her fellow she-wolves, finding comfort in the laughter and…
I know these books have been out there for years and years, but somehow they have passed me by till now! I was swept into the world of Marcus Didius Falco and the story never lessened in pace. Wonderful writing, like a 1940s gumshoe detective but in ancient Rome! Brilliant. So pleased I have many more of Lindsey Davis' novels ahead of me!
Rome. AD 70. Private eye Marcus Didius Falco knows his way round the eternal city. He can handle the muggers, the police and most of the girls. But one fresh 16 year old, Sosia Camillina, finds him a case no Roman should be getting his nose into . . . Sosia's uncle is a Senator with suspicions. Some friends, Romans and countryment are doing a highly profitable, if highly illegal, trade in silver ingots or pigs. For Falco it's the start of a murderous trail that leads far beyond the seven hills. To a godforsaken land called Britain, to Emperor…
The hero of the Bernicia Chronicles, Beobrand, finds himself in early medieval Rome. In the crumbling ruins of the once magnificent city that has gone from 1 million inhabitants to around 50,000 following barbarian attacks, disease and natural distasters, Beobrand is embroiled in the intrigues of nobles, gangsters and clergy. I loved researching Rome in this little-known period of its history and thoroughly enjoyed throwing Beobrand into such unfamiliar territory, far from his home in Northumbria.
