Poseidon’s Gold
Facts:Date finished: 8-27-08Author: Lindsey DavisCategory: Historical mysteryPublished: 1992Pages: 336Rating: 4/5 Basic Plot:Falco and Helene return to Rome from Germany to find their apartment a wreck and a thug of a centerion taking up space in the Falco family home. Seems dead hero brother left some unfinished business – business that…
The Iron Hand of Mars
Facts:Date finished: 7-17-08Author: Lindsey DavisCategory: Historical fiction, mysteryPublished: 1992Pages: 305Rating: 5/5 Basic Plot:Despite his best efforts, Falco finds himself on a quest to Germany for the emperor Vespasian in search of a lost legate. Along the way, he discovers a second missing legate, uncovers corruption in a pottery contract and…
Weedflower
Facts:Date finished: 7-8-08Author: Cynthia KadohataCategory: Children’s, historical fictionPublished: 2006Pages: 257Rating: 3/5 Basic Plot:Sumiko’s family runs a flower farm in California, growing beautiful carnations and stock (weedflower) for the local flower market. She dreams of someday running her own flower shop, but life intervenes when Japan bombs Pearl Harbor. Suddenly, Sumiko’s…
Pompeii
Facts:Date finished: 6-21-08Author: Robert HarrisCategory: Historical FictionPublished: 2003Pages: 274Rating: 4/5 Basic Plot:We’re in 79 AD, and strange things are happening in the Campania region. There’s sulfur in the Aqua Augusta, the wine is vibrating and there are waves, but no wind. The young, newly appointed aquarius sets out to find…
Under the Eagle
Facts:Date finished: 6-12-08Author: Simon ScarrowCategory: Historical fictionPublished: 2000Pages: 246Rating: 5/5 Basic Plot:It’s 42 A.D. and the Second Legion is defending the borders of the empire in Germany. Former slave Cato joins the legion and learns what life on the front lines is like for the Roman army in clashes with…