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Description edit
Valerius the Trakesian has great ambition. Rumored to be responsible for the ascension of the previous Emperor, his uncle, amid fire and blood, Valerius himself has now risen to the Golden Throne of the vast empire ruled by the fabled city, Sarantium. Valerius has a vision to match his... read more
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Characters edit
- Caius Crispus: a famous mosaicist who is traveling to Sarantium
- Martinian of Varena: a famous mosaicist who was summoned to Sarantium to work on a sanctuary
- Vargos: a guard hired by Caius Crispus
- Kasia: a slave freed by Caius.
- Carullus: the leader of the Fourth Sauradian
- Valerius II: the emperor residing in Sarantium
- Alixana: Valerius' wife and a former actress
- Scortius: Scortius of the Blues is one of the best charoiteers in the empire
- Leontes: Supreme Strategos of the Empire
- Styliane Daleina: Leontes' wife
- Bonosus: Senator
- Zoticus: Add a description of this character.
- Strumosus: famous cook
- Deana
- Pronobius Tilliticus
- Ilandra: deceased wife of Caius
- Flavius Daleinus
- Artibasos
- Taras
- Shirin
- Symeonis
- Heladikos
- Zakarios
- Pharus
- Astorgus
- Pertennius
- Hildric
- Cleander
- Fotius
- Lysippus
- Tiresa
- Aliana
- Gesius
- Maximius
- Rasic
- Siroes
- Adrastus
- Rhodias
First Sentence edit
Thunderstorms were common in Sarantium on midsummer nights, sufficiently so to make plausible the of-repeated tale that the Emperor Apius passed to the god in the midst of a towering storm, with lightning flashing and rolls of thunder besieging the Holy City.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 2 in The Sarantine Mosaic. (standard series)
Followed by Lord of Emperors.
This book is in Hopeless Romantic. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Guy Gavriel Kay (Author)
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Page Count: 480
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Awards edit
- World Fantasy Award (Finalist, 1999: Best Novel)
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- Dewey: 813.54
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