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He has several series of his own and has also contributed to series such as. T his earliest of the maddox roberts books, the kings gambit was originally published in 1990 and became an edgar nominee. Martins press has republished the first two books in this apparently intermittant series. American readers are well aware of how impossible it has been to find copies of these novels, but here they are, and well worth the wait.
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T his earliest of the maddox roberts books, the king s gambit was originally published in 1990 and became an edgar nominee. He also writes the contemporary gabe treloar private eye novels. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Pompey and crassus are the ruling consuls and the victorious roman general lucullus holds the command in asia. The spqr series started in 1990 with the kings gambit, which was originally titled spqr before the sequels were published. The kings gambit spqr i by roberts, john maddox and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Jun 18, 2015 author posted on june 18, 2015 categories audiobook, historical fiction, mystery, uncategorized tags ancient rome, crassus, decius caecilius metellus, john maddox roberts, macmillan audio, pompey, simon vance, spqr, the king s gambit. Mystery book series set in the ancient roman empire.
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