![]() ![]() How did Roman Blood come to be written and published? Steven tells the story here. ![]() (One rare book dealer called Roman Blood “perhaps the least common of the modern mystery firsts,” and a seller on eBay called the first edition of Roman Blood “the holy grail of modern mystery first collectors.”) As a result, a first edition copy of Roman Blood is rare. Many copies of this small first edition went to libraries, making the number of pristine copies available to collectors quite small. Martin’s Press produced a first printing of 2000 copies, followed by a second printing of 1500 copies. The trilogy that began in Roma and Empire comes to a climax with DOMINUS. Steven was paid an advance of $3000 and St. The book’s initial success was quite modest. The adventures of Gordianus run to well over a million words. ![]() The Roma Sub Rosa series, as it is collectively known, currently comprises fourteen novels and two collections of short stories. Roman Blood turned out to be the first in a long-running series featuring Gordianus the Finder, sleuth of ancient Rome. Beginning with the prehistory days when Roma was a way station among seven hills for traders and merchants and the founding of the city itself by Romulus and Remus, critically acclaimed historical novelist Steven Saylor tells the epic saga of a city and its people, its rise to prominence among the city-states of the area, and. The novel has remained in print continuously ever since. Roman Blood by Steven Saylor was first published October 15, 1991, by St. ![]()
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