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CRITICAL PRAISE FOR THE EMPRESS OF ROME BOOKS:
“…a thrilling tale of sex, murder and corruption…” Sydney Star Observer
“An entertaining read!” Grazia
“...scheming, murdering and sexual shenanigans...” Sunday Age
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- The Sunday Age
- The Sun-Herald
- The West Australian (page 1 and page 2)
- Sunday Telegraph
- ABC 774 Melbourne: The Conversation Hour with Jon Faine (jump half way to get to Luke)
- Radio 3CR: Published or Not with Jan Goldsmith (jump half way to get to Luke)
- ABC Radio National: Off the Shelf
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THERE IS A SHE-WOLF IN THE SHADOWS…
It is 44BC and the rival clans of Rome are driving the Republic towards a violent, blood-soaked end. The jealous Claudians covet the power of the Julians, who are kings in all but name.
A tiny infant utters the prophecy of a goddess. If the darkly beautiful thirteen year old Livia Drusilla marries her bastard cousin, eleven year old Tiberius Nero, four great kings of Rome will spring from her womb. Four great Claudian kings…
Livia and her child groom begin their star-crossed marriage, but scheming Livia has dangerous ideas. She believes herself greater than the gods, and she doubts the interpretation of the prophecy.
When Julius Caesar is murdered the fortunes of the Claudians take a sudden, deadly turn...
THREE WOMEN, ONE GOAL...
Rome is bathed in blood as the drug-addled Emperor Tiberius is tormented by terrors of treason. The innocent are butchered while the guilty do evil in darkness. And none are guiltier than the Emperor's devoted and deluded 'son', Sejanus.
In this city of poison three beautiful women are locked in a lethal rivalry. Agrippina: driven mad with grief, her obsession with vengeance for her murdered husband imperils the lives of her children. Apicata: robbed of her eyes and embittered in her heart, she schemes in the shadows to empower the husband who despises her. Livilla: sensual and sly, she is gripped by a lust for a secret lover as deadly as he is desirable. Three women, one goal: who will be Empress of Rome?
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“…each chapter leaves you teetering at the edge of a precipice.” Sun-Herald
“…each page seems to bleed colour… Devenish knows how to hook his readers with the plot and dishes out spectacle after spectacle of murder, betrayal, sexual excess…” Media/Culture
“With an incredible narrative power and his distinguished storytelling talent at full strength, Devenish delivers a breathtaking debut novel that is both grand in scope and vivid in detail. Violent, sensual and insanely sordid, the Julio-Claudian tale sweeps the reader into a whirlpool of murder, betrayal, passion, splendour and chaotic mayhem that defined ancient Rome.” The Independent Weekly
“The cover really does tell it like it is… Roman villainy, lust and betrayal…” West Australian
“…the most diabolical characters in Ancient Rome were women, as you will discover…” Brisbane News
“Devenish has built an incredibly detailed, rich version of Ancient Rome, an astounding place, populated by an equally astounding number of quite unpleasant characters… This is a no holds barred use of sex, violence, manipulation, cruelty and intrigue… The Empress of Rome series would definitely be a set of books for any reader who loves this period of time.” AustCrime
“…a unique and compelling storyline, and a new view of power in Rome…” Sunday Canberra Times
“Živopisna i intrigantna prica, posebno zanimljiva ljubiteljima istorije zacinjene erotikom.” (“A vivid and intriguing story, especially interesting to those who like their history spicy and erotic.”) Vecernje novostia (Serbia)
“Devenišovo se štivo po bogatstvu detalja, surovosti, odsustvo svakog pokušaja da ulepša likove ili umanji strahote koje se odvijaju pre ocima citalaca daleko nadmašuje standardnu ponudu knjiga cija je radnja smeštena u rimsko doba.” (“Devenish’s wealth of detail, cruelty, and lack of any attempt to beautify the characters or diminish the horrors that take place before the eyes of readers far exceeds the standard offer of books set in Roman times.") Glas javnosti (Serbia)
“…krvava pripovijest prepuna erotike i opsjednutosti.” (“…full of eroticism and obsession.) Nesavisni dnevnik vijesti (Serbia)
“Izuzetno dobro verziran o vremenu o kome piše…” (“Extremely well versed on the times of which he writes…”) SrbijaNet (Serbia)
“...la novela sumerge al lector en un mundo sórdido de la crímenes y la traiciónes.” (“…the novel plunges the reader into a sordid world of crime and betrayal.”) National Geographic (Spain)
“...un libro entretenido, rebosante de Historia, de intrigas, del esplendor más grande y de una pequeña vorágine de lujuria y lascivia que por momentos te atraerá, en otros te desagradará, y en ninguno te dejará indiferente. Roma en estado puro.” (“...an entertaining book, full of history, intrigue, the greatest splendor, lust and lasciviousness that at times you will adore, and at others abhor, and none of it will leave you indifferent. Rome at its best.”) Libros y Litertura (Spain)
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