Raiders of the Nile

In 88 B.C it seems as if all the world is at war From Rome to Greece and to Egypt itself, most of civilization is on the verge of war The young Gordianus a born and raised Roman citizen is living in Alexandria, making ends meet by plying his trade of solving puzzles and finding things out for pay He whiles away his time with his slave Bethesda, waiting for the world to regain its sanity But on the day Gordianus turns twenty two, Bethesda is kidnapped by brigands who mistake her for a rich man s mistress If Gordianus is to find and save Bethesda, who has come to mean to him than even he suspected, he must find the kidnappers before they realize their mistake and cut their losses Using all the skills he learned from his father, Gordianus must track them down and convince them that he can offer something of enough value in exchange for Bethesda s release.As the streets of Alexandria slowly descend into chaos, and the citizenry begin to riot with rumors of an impending invasion by Ptolmey s brother, Gordianus finds himself in the midst of a very bold and dangerous plot the raiding and pillaging of the golden sarcophagus of Alexander the Great himself.New York Times bestselling author Steven Saylor returns, chronicling the early years of his detective, Gordianus, before he assumed the title of The Finder Raiders of the Nile is the latest in his much loved series of mysteries set in the late Roman Republic. Free Download Kindle ePUB Raiders of the Nile by Steven Saylor – kino-fada.fr Steven Saylor s novel, Raiders of the Nile, is the latest in his series featuring Gordianus the Finder, but this book takes us back to the Roman s early life, when, at the age of twenty two, he traveled to Alexandria, Egypt It was here that he acquired the slave Bethesda, who was later to become his wife.The book opens with the scene of Giordianus and a team of bandits attempting to steal the golden sarcophagus fro...Always enjoyable but think I prefer the older Gordianus adventuresI began reading Steven Saylor s mysteries involving Gordianus the Finder a few years ago, and was very much impressed by the details and research, the intricacy of the mysteries themselves, and the usefulness of these stories in the Roma sub rosa series The stories rang true because so much of the detail of the world surrounding Gordianus was accurate and lent itself to the characters he encountered I even found some of...I found this adventure featuring Gordianus he s not quite the Finder yet a little weak compared to the previous two novels I read I found parts of the novel to be brilliant and other parts to be on the boring side.My favorite character in this novel wasn t even human view spoiler Cheelba is a tame lion used to terrify potential new members of the Cuckoo s Gang The bandits dress the poor lion in a garish costume to make him appear to be a terrifying beast of mythical proportions In rea I found this adventure featuring Gordianus he s not quite the Finder ye...If fortune favors the foolish, young Gordianus of Rome must be foolish indeed On his 22nd birthday, he lavishly adorns his slave turned love interest, Bethesda, only to see her kidnapped when she is mistaken for a rich man s companion The kidnappers, a notorious gang of thieves, cutthroats, and miscellaneous scoundrels intending to hold her for ransom, operate out of The Cuckoo s Nest , hidden somewhere amid the Nile Delta To rescue his love from abuse and execution, Gordianus must track do If fortune favors the foolish, young Gordianus of Rome must be foolish indeed On his 22nd birthday, he lavishly adorns his slave turned love interest, Bethesda, only to see her kidnapped when she is mistaken for a rich man s companion The kidnappers, a notorious gang of thieves, cutthroats, and miscellaneous scoundrels intending to hold her for ransom, operate out of The Cuckoo s Nest , hidden somewhere amid the Nile Delta To rescue his love from abuse and execution, Gordianus must track down outlaws even the king of Egypt is quailed by Soon wanted for murder and navigating the backside of a country on the verge of civil war, Gordianus is forced into trusting strangers at his peril Although the young main cha...2nd young Gordianus and excellent stuff as iscoherent and unitary than the short fiction like seven wonders, though it continues strands of the storylineThe book is muchadventure oriented and Gordianus plays action hero, fights some bandits and joins some others, befriends a lion and even uses his budding observation skills to inadvertently wreak havocWhile his fascination with Betsheda is played muchthan it was implied in the original books and obviously begging the question 2nd young Gordianus and excellent stuff as iscoherent and unitary than the short fiction like seven wonders, though it continues strands of the storylineThe book is muchadventure oriented and Gordianus plays action hero, fights some bandits and joins some others, befriends a lion and even uses his budding observation skills to inadvertently wreak havocWhile his fascination with Betsheda is played muchthan it was implied in the original books and obviously begging the question of why he frees and marries her only 20 years later as per the arms of nemesis book and this infatuation powers the plot of this novel as by a mistaken identity trope, Betsheda gets kidnaped instead of a rich man s presumed lover, the discrepancy doesn t interfere with the enjoyment of this wonderful novelThe postcript of the author in the form of a q a explains his thinking behind the structure of the young Gordianus books and I definitely want , though the pr...I haven t read a Steven Saylor ancient mystery in many years, so I thought I d try his newest This one is set in Egypt in 88 BCE, with Gordianus the Finder as a very young man His slave girlfriend Bethesda is kidnapped, and he must search for her through the Nile delta, a region pretty much run by a large band of outlaws Many twists and turns, and the historical details feel right But the characters all think like moderns, and they all sound pretty much alike Full of cliches my heart sank I haven t read a Steven Saylor ancient mystery in many years, so I thought I d try his newest This one is set in Egypt in 88 BCE, with Gordianus the Finder as a very young man His slave girlfriend Bethesda is kidnapped, and he must search for her through the Nile delta, a region pretty much run by a large band of outlaws Many twists and turns, and the historical details feel right But the characters all think like moderns, an...Not my usual sort of reading, but this is a delightfully told ancient tale of adventure that trips the imagination Monsters, Mimes, Menacing Men as well as Mythical creatures as the young hero reaches the age of 22 in Egypt Alexandrian Intrigues It must have been fun to write I enjoyed this read.Another good addition to this series A bit slow to start lots of laying about and sleeping with the slave girl, but once the mystery got going it was done pretty well.Glorious Gordianus What an awesome and enjoyable story I shouldn t be surprised because Steven Saylor is a wonderful author who knows his time and place very well Gordianus is a wonderful creation I read all of the Roma Sub Rosa series where we see Gordianus as a mature man of 50 or 60 years of age I thought we were going to run out of books in his story because of his age, but Mr Saylor has created a whole new prequel series which shows Gordianus as a young man In this book he is 22 year Glorious Gordianus What an awesome and enjoyable story I shouldn t be surpri...

• English
• 03 June 2018
Steven Saylor
• Hardcover
• 342 pages
• 1250015979
• Steven Saylor
• Raiders of the Nile