Master and God
First edition
AuthorLindsey Davis
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical fiction
PublisherHodder & Stoughton
Publication date
15 March 2012
Media typePrint
Pages496
ISBN9781444707328

Master and God is a historical novel by British writer Lindsey Davis, the author of the Falco series. It was first published in the UK on 15 March 2012 by Hodder & Stoughton and in the United States on 5 June 2012 by St Martin's Press.

It is set in ancient Rome in the time of the emperor Domitian and the story features a paranoid emperor, a hairdresser's love-life, the burial alive of the Chief of the Vestal Virgins, conspiracy and death.[1]

Reviews

In a review for The Independent, Jane Jakeman called the narrative "rapid" and described the story as "well told with much sharp-edged detail".[2] A Kirkus Reviews review of the book described it as "Another detailed and witty recounting of ancient Roman life, public and private".[3]

References

  1. โ†‘ "Master & God". The Official Website of Lindsey Davis. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  2. โ†‘ Jakeman, Jane (23 May 2012). "Master and God, By Lindsey Davis". The Independent. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  3. โ†‘ "MASTER AND GOD". Kirkus Reviews. 17 June 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  • "Master and God". Hodder & Stoughton. Retrieved 17 August 2012. Publisher's website


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