New this month is an extraordinary debut novel set in the classical world of Rome and Greece, The Republic of Vengeance, by Paul Waters.This remarkable story is a tale of a young man's pursuit of his father's murderer and of the values and qualities he develops that will make him a man. More than a historical adventure, The Republic of Vengeance explores timeless questions of freedom, right, duty, and love. On sale in bookstores on January 20.
Early praise for The Republic of Vengeance:
"With its restrained, elegant and poetic tone, The Republic of Vengeance brings to mind Mary Renault. The ancient world has a new and insightful spokesman in Paul Waters."- Margaret George, author of The Memoirs of Cleopatra
This is a rare treat – a truly convincing historical novel. I’ve waited ages for something this good to come along, and this debut instantly brings to mind one name – Mary Renault."- Sue Baker, Publishing News
"Ancient Greece has claimed more than its fair share of outstanding historical novelists - Naomi Mitchison, Mary Renault, Rosemary Sutcliff, William Golding - and Classicist Paul Waters deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as they. Altogether a most powerful and promising debut."- Paul Cartledge, author of Thermopylae and The Spartans.
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