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The Last Days of Pompeii
They were nobles and galdiators, courtesans and slaves - citizens of the mightiest empire the world had ever known. They had wealth beyond imagining, power without limit - and pleasures that would be forbidden to all who came after. In the spring of the year A.D.79, they intrigued for position, grappled for love and - on the blood-soaked sands of the huge amphitheatre - battled for life itself, unaware of the fiery doom the gods held in store.......
320 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1985
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David Wind
50 books304 followersInternational award winning author and double B.R.A.G. Honoree, I have published forty-six novels including Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, and suspense thrillers. I live in Florida, with mywife Bonnie.
A Hybrid Traditional and Independent Author, I became an independent publisher, author, and writer in 2008 with Angels in Mourning, my 'homage' to the old-time private detective's of the 50's and the 60's. (I used to sneak them from my parents' night tables and read them as a young boy.) Angels is a contemporary take on the old-style noir detective and won the Amazon.com Book of the Month Reader's Choice Award.
The first book of my Sci-Fi Fantasy series Tales of Nevaeh. Born to Magic, is an international Amazon genre Best Seller, Awarded the Silver medallion from the Drunken Druid International Literary Awards, and was a Kindle Review of Books finalist for Fantasy Book of the year. The final book of the series, A Dance of Light and Dark, Volume 8, was released on September 1, 2022.
Among my Mysteries & Thrillers are The Hyte Maneuver, (a Literary Guild alternate selection); The Sokova Convention, The Morrisy Manifest, Desperately Killing Suzanne, The Whistleblower’s Daughter, and Out of the Shadows.
My first non-fiction book, The Indie Writer’s Handbook, Designed for Independently Published authors, was honored with a B.R.A.G. Medallion for literary excellence, and awarded the Bronze Medal by the Florida Authors and Publishers Association.
I wrote a contemporary fiction novel, based on the Harry Chapin Song, A Better Place to Be, was named a B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree, signifying a book of the highest literary quality, and written by an independent writer; and, A Better Place to Be also received the Bronze Medal Award from Ireland's Drunken Druid International Literary Awards.
--Follow me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/davidwindauthor
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A Hybrid Traditional and Independent Author, I became an independent publisher, author, and writer in 2008 with Angels in Mourning, my 'homage' to the old-time private detective's of the 50's and the 60's. (I used to sneak them from my parents' night tables and read them as a young boy.) Angels is a contemporary take on the old-style noir detective and won the Amazon.com Book of the Month Reader's Choice Award.
The first book of my Sci-Fi Fantasy series Tales of Nevaeh. Born to Magic, is an international Amazon genre Best Seller, Awarded the Silver medallion from the Drunken Druid International Literary Awards, and was a Kindle Review of Books finalist for Fantasy Book of the year. The final book of the series, A Dance of Light and Dark, Volume 8, was released on September 1, 2022.
Among my Mysteries & Thrillers are The Hyte Maneuver, (a Literary Guild alternate selection); The Sokova Convention, The Morrisy Manifest, Desperately Killing Suzanne, The Whistleblower’s Daughter, and Out of the Shadows.
My first non-fiction book, The Indie Writer’s Handbook, Designed for Independently Published authors, was honored with a B.R.A.G. Medallion for literary excellence, and awarded the Bronze Medal by the Florida Authors and Publishers Association.
I wrote a contemporary fiction novel, based on the Harry Chapin Song, A Better Place to Be, was named a B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree, signifying a book of the highest literary quality, and written by an independent writer; and, A Better Place to Be also received the Bronze Medal Award from Ireland's Drunken Druid International Literary Awards.
--Follow me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/davidwindauthor
--Follow me on Twitter at https://twitter.com/David_Wind
--Visit myWebsite at https://.davidwind.com
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August 20, 2020
This was a re-read of a book I bought in the 1980s and I have to say that it is somewhat dated. Whilst it does give a flavour of life in Pompeii in the year 79AD it is very much a work of fiction and concentrates very much on the romances of the characters.
I enjoyed reading it once more but it was not very exciting or stimulating. A good light read for someone who wants to read about historical events in a lighter setting rather than a more factual account.
I enjoyed reading it once more but it was not very exciting or stimulating. A good light read for someone who wants to read about historical events in a lighter setting rather than a more factual account.
October 15, 2016
Melodramatic plot line and language (written yonks ago), but I still got swept up in it!
December 6, 2014
not bad. some interesting historical information. bit too many love triangle stuff though.
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