Capturing December - Day 9: What I was reading

[avrelia]

It was an endlessly gloomy day on Sunday, and we had nowhere to go if we didn't want to spend money (we didn't). So we stayed home, and there was astoundingly much time to read. And - surprisingly - I had the perfect book for such occasion, Gillian Bradshaw's Beacon at Alexandria


http://www.amazon.com/Beacon-Alexandria-The-Hera-Series/dp/1569470103/

it is often recommended, and with a good reason. but now I wonder, should I read more of Gillian Bradshaw, and what else of her to read? so it would end reasonably well for the protagonists?

Comments

[selenak]

The Sand-Reckoner: about Archimedes and the Roman soldier who by plot stuff ended up as Archimedes' slave. Ends well for one of them.

The Bear Keeper's Daughter: my favourite of hers, about the Empress Theodora and her illegitimate son.

Imperial Purple: about a weaver and her husband who get entangled in a Byzantine power struggle in the late Empire, but make it out of same alive and reasonably happy.

[avrelia]

thank you! I've been thinking about The Bear Keeper's Daughter, since Theodora is one of the most fascinating characters of that age. I am glad you recommend it.

I don't expect Archimedes' story to end well. I think I knew basic fact about his life since I was very little - we had a cartoon about Archimedes and kids' books, too. ;)