A review by bob_muller
The Seven Wonders by Steven Saylor

4.0

The loose collection of short stories written around the seven, or is it eight, wonders of the ancient world almost works but doesn't, quite. Most of the stories are not particularly well done, with superficial characters and plot. The last couple of stories almost redeems the book, and you can see the outlines of the novel this could have been but wasn't. Still, it's good to have the story of the youth of Gordianus, and I hope there is a novel 0.5 that takes place in Alexandria. I don't want to be too negative, so I'll end by saying I read it straight through and enjoyed it all immensely--Saylor's writing is as always highly entertaining and keeps things moving.