The Silver Pigs: A Marcus Didius Falco Mystery: 1 (Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries)

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urn:oclc:59794039 Republisher_date 20121018174318 Republisher_operator [email protected] Scandate 20121017223343 Scanner scribe11.shenzhen.archive.org Scanningcenter shenzhen Source When Marcus Didius Falco, a Roman "informer" who has a nose for trouble that's sharper than most, encounters Sosia Camillina in the Forum, he senses immediately all is not right with the pretty girl. She confesses to him that she is fleeing for her life, and Falco makes the rash decision to rescue her—a decision he will come to regret. For Sosia bears a heavy burden: as heavy as a pile of stolen Imperial ingots, in fact. Close at hand, I still thought she would be better off without so many tunics. Though don't misunderstand me. I like my women in a few wisps of drapery: then I can hope for a chance to remove the wisps. If they start out with nothing I tend to get depressed because either they have just stripped off for someone else or, in my line of work, they are usually dead. This one was vibrantly alive. Novela entretenida y muy ágil de leer que nos cuenta las hazañas de Marco Didio Falco, su vida, borracheras y conquistas. Zambullido de lleno en la intriga de los lingotes de plata, viaja a Britania, país en el que estuvo sirviendo como legionario. La trama y el misterio de la historia no es gran cosa, incluso es bastante predecible, pero el personaje de Didio Falco me ha caído simpático. Solo por eso he seguido muy enganchada a la historia y a sus diálogos (lo mejor de la novela sin duda). También me ha gustado mucho ver el día a día en Roma porque lo hace de forma dinámica, entretenida y en algunos puntos divertida.

When this gang of conspirators hears of his involvement, Falco must come into full action to thwart the perpetrators and try to bring them to justice with the help of this same Helena Justina. The Rome of Davis' imagination is licentious and entertaining.” — San Jose Mercury News on THE MARCUS DIDIUS FALCO SERIESSaying that, I do own quite a few Falco novels & I am sure I will read the next couple of Falco novels eventually.

Her Falco is exceptional – easily one of the more original and interesting fictional creations to come along in a great while – Newport News, VA

Silver Pigs' begins at a run and it really doesn't let up. Marcus Didius Falco, a 70 AD Roman private informer whose usual jobs involve following young philandering wives for rich old husbands, finds himself in the middle of a mystery of murder and mayhem involving important senators of high rank and even the Emperor Vespasian himself.

Rodska turned this audio version from just a good story to a masterpiece of listening pleasure. His interpretation of Marcus Didiys Falco as the gruff, cynical, mysogenistic former soldier-cum imperial informer, who is generally content with his station in life, is flawless. As an actor, his talent is boundless, able to flit vocally from the working class south london accent he bestiows on Falco to the softer tones given to female leads Sosnia Camilina, upper class haughtiness of Helena Justina, the Imperial clip of Tiberius Caesar and the faded nobility of Senator Decius Camilliys Verus - all seemingly effortlessly. I have read many authors of Roman fiction, from Scarrow and Iggullden to Sutcliffe and Mario Valerie Manfredi. Somehiow, I missed out Davis. Rodska has turned me into her biggest fan, Am most disappointed to see that his voice doesn't carry through the whole series. Book 2, a BBC production, is narrated by Anton Lesser. He more well-known than Rodska, of course; - talented and respected actor . But he gives Falco a middle class, almost effete accent that betrays his humble origins. With Rodska the smells of old cabbage, rust and linseed oil fill your nostrils. Lesser's performance is altogether more sterile. Such a pity. Listen to this audiobook if only just to hear Rodska, a master in action. I liked this novel, but given many of my GR friends love this book/series, I was expecting to enjoy it just a little bit more. I like my women in a few wisps of drapery: then I can hope for a chance to remove the wisps. If they start out with nothing I tend to get depressed because either they have just stripped off for someone else or, in my line of work, they are usually dead.” Britannia was, to Falco and Petronius, a miserable, rain-sodden, unpleasant nightmare, that neither of them wish to revisit. However, when the young and beautiful Sosia, daughter of a Senator, flees straight into Falco's arms while avoiding some unpleasant brutes, he finds himself thrown into an investigation which involve Silver Pigs - lead ingots from Britain. This leads him to once again revisit Britannia's unwelcoming shores, with the cover story of bringing home Sosia's cousing, Helena Justina. As for Britain: Falco never quite escapes it, and Davis will never be invited to join the Londinium board of tourism. But it too wheezes with what passes for life.Al terminar este libro, en este 2020 y usando cantidades netas de páginas (mediante un programa que estandariza), me he quedado a un "el misterio del príncipe" de haber leído el equivalente a 8 veces la saga completa de Harry Potter. The Silver Pigs (1989) is a historical mystery by Lindsey Davis. Set in the year 70 A.D., the setting is split between Rome and Britannia, featuring several real historical personages as characters. Retrata a época romana sem ser exaustivo. Com todo o seu encanto e conflitos. Pode-se comparar aos romances de Steven Saylor que tem como protagonista o Gordiano, Descobridor... This book can provoke laughter as Lindsey Davis writes with lovely humour. She can also invoke great empathy with the characters which makes for compelling reading. Dicho esto, el libro este tiene una historia interesante, unos personajes que están bien y un caso que resolver con una trama bien hilada. Sin embargo no lo he disfrutado todo lo que debiera. Me parece que ha sido por cómo está escrito, que no he conectado con el estilo de la autora, y en muchísima menor medida la mala traducción que tiene tampoco ayuda.

For me Rodska is the voice of Falco. He gives Falco the air of someone who knows his place. Has been there, done it all and expects it all to fall apart on him. His tone is easy on the ear but holds your attention. He changes tone and timbre in subtle ways when he voices different characters so that you realise the change but it is not jarring and doesn't deter from the story in any way. After spending so much time together, and many arguments, misunderstandings and denials, Falco and Helena fall in love (and subsequently consummate this in a horse stable, in a public garden). Eventually, Falco sorts out the case and only has to bring the culprits to justice. However, there is no justice, as one of the culprits is Domitian, the Emperor's wayward son, and the only other surviving culprit is very close to Helena and her senator father.

Hay muchas partes que no están bien descritas y otras que están contadas de refilón, sin ningún detalle. Ademas, como opinión personal, me sobra el toque gracioso porque no me ha hecho gracia, y cuando algo/alguien va de gracioso y tú no lo ves así, causa rechazo. Roman history and culture are nice accessories for the more durable tool that Davis employs--hilariously good writing.” — Washington Post Book World on Last Act in Palmyra