The Seven Wonders, Steven Saylor
The Seven Wonders, Steven Saylor
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The Seven Wonders
A Novel of the Ancient World

Author: Steven Saylor

Narrator: Stephen Plunkett

Unabridged: 12 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 06/05/2012

Synopsis

The year is 92 B.C. Gordianus has just turned eighteen and is about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime: a far-flung journey to see the Seven Wonders of the World. Gordianus is not yet called " the Finder"-- but at each of the Seven Wonders, the wide-eyed young Roman encounters a mystery to challenge the powers of deduction. Accompanying Gordianus on his travels is his tutor, Antipater of Sidon, the world' s most celebrated poet. But there is more to the apparently harmless old poet than meets the eye. Before they leave home, Antipater fakes his own death and travels under an assumed identity. Looming in the background are the first rumblings of a political upheaval that will shake the entire Roman world. Teacher and pupil journey to the fabled cities of Greece and Asia Minor, and then to Babylon and Egypt. They attend the Olympic Games, take part in exotic festivals, and marvel at the most spectacular constructions ever devised by mankind. Along the way they encounter murder, witchcraft and ghostly hauntings. Traveling the world for the first time, Gordianus discovers that amorous exploration goes hand-in-hand with crime-solving. The mysteries of love are the true wonders of the world, and at the end of the journey, an Eighth Wonder awaits him in Alexandria. Her name is Bethesda. The Seven Wonders is a Novel of Ancient Rome by Steven Saylor.

About Steven Saylor

Steven Saylor is the author of the long running Roma Sub Rosa series featuring Gordianus the Finder, as well as the New York Times bestselling novel, Roma and its follow-up, Empire. He has appeared as an on-air expert on Roman history and life on The History Channel. Saylor was born in Texas and graduated with high honors from The University of Texas at Austin, where he studied history and classics. He divides his time between Berkeley, California, and Austin, Texas.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Clemens on May 13, 2022

This eventful historical tale is the prequel of what will become the "Gordianus the Finder" series, and in which Gordianus's sharpness and wits will be tested to the full in company of his tutor, Antipater of Sidon. At the beginning of this book you'll find a well-drawn map of "The World of the Seven......more

Goodreads review by H (no longer expecting notifications) Balikov on January 09, 2018

This is a prequel to the Rome Sub Rosa series that Saylor began over 20 years ago. For those who haven't read any of those ancient Rome mysteries, it will do no harm to start with this story of a young Gordianus who leaves Rome on his 17th birthday to see the world. There is a big plot that isn't evi......more

Goodreads review by Liviu on July 23, 2014

FBC Review: INTRODUCTION: Outside speculative fiction, no contemporary writer is more appreciated by me than Steven Saylor for his wonderful Roma sub Rosa series with its main character Gordianus "the Finder" who is my current #1 fiction hero. I summarized my impressions to the Gordianus novels HERE a......more

Goodreads review by Tita on January 31, 2023

Releitura 2023 5 estrelas Vejam a minha opinião em vídeo, AQUI. 1ª leitura 2018 4 estrelas Já sabem que sou mega fã do autor e de Gordiano mas falta-me de ler o primeiro livro sobre a juventude desta fantástica personagem. Vamos acompanhando a viagem de Gordiano com o seu antigo tutor, pelas maravilhas do......more

Goodreads review by Kathy on March 03, 2018

It's a prequel full-length novel of short stories woven together for the Roma Sub Rosa historical mystery series in which we're introduced to Gordianus Junior. The short story, Down These Strange Streets: Styx and Stones, is pulled from this novel. My Take Yep, it's a torture session all the way th......more

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