The third in Yarbro's series of novels about the handsome, mysterious, and ageless Ragoczy Sanct' Germain Franciscus, Blood Games is a tale of love and horror set during the last chaotic days of Nero's Rome - a time marked by excesses of high living, cruel violence, and intricate political intrigue.
Central to the novel are the grat Games in the Circus Maximus that are so enjoyed by the mad emperor. As a wealthy foreign resident in Rome, Sanct' Germain witnesses the shocking atrocities committed during these spectacles, and a scandalous injustice forces him to become involved with the gladiators and bestiarii who participate in the arena's deadly competition.
When Sanct' Germain attempts to save the woman he loves - a woman tortured by a perverted and sadistic husband - his own life is threatened, and he must finally weigh the cost of sharing his dark, inviolable secret.
A richly detailed setting in one of history's most fascinating periods combines with a fast-paced story of political danger, private passion, and the awesome magical arts of the hero to carry Blood Games along to a thrilling finish.
Central to the novel are the grat Games in the Circus Maximus that are so enjoyed by the mad emperor. As a wealthy foreign resident in Rome, Sanct' Germain witnesses the shocking atrocities committed during these spectacles, and a scandalous injustice forces him to become involved with the gladiators and bestiarii who participate in the arena's deadly competition.
When Sanct' Germain attempts to save the woman he loves - a woman tortured by a perverted and sadistic husband - his own life is threatened, and he must finally weigh the cost of sharing his dark, inviolable secret.
A richly detailed setting in one of history's most fascinating periods combines with a fast-paced story of political danger, private passion, and the awesome magical arts of the hero to carry Blood Games along to a thrilling finish.
