Paul Waters
The Philosopher Prince
Waters’ sequel to Cast Not the Day is set between 355 and 361 A.D., and finds the characters of Drusus…
The Philosopher Prince
Set in 355 AD, the book follows on an earlier novel by Waters, Cast Not the Day. It opens with…
Cast Not the Day
The central character of this book, set in the middle of the 4th century AD, is Drusus, a young British…
The Republic of Vengeance
In the late third century BC, Marcus, a 14-year-old Roman journeying to Greece with his father, is captured by pirates.…
Of Merchants and Heroes
Editors' choice
Set around 200 BC in Rome and Greece, Paul Waters’ first novel is a well-written and intelligent tale. Marcus, aged…
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