The conclusion of the three-book series that began with Delicatus and continued with Imperatrix.
Captured by pirates as a boy and trafficked to the slave markets of Rome, Sporus rose from a poet's plaything to one of the most powerful figures in the Roman Empire.
The historian Suetonius tells us that the Emperor Nero emasculated and married his slave Sporus, the spitting image of murdered Empress Poppaea. But history has more tidbits about Sporus, who went from "puer delicatus" to Empress to one Emperor and concubine to another, and ended up being sentenced to play the Earth-Goddess in the arena.
The decadence of Imperial Rome comes to life in S. P. Somtow's Literary Titan Award-winning trilogy about one of ancient history's wildest characters.
"One of the best period piece novels we've ever read!"
- Outstanding Creator Awards
"a skillful, carefully researched story from a talented author"
- Fiona Alison, Historical Novels Review
"Somtow's pen knows no boundaries. From outrageous sex scandals to fascinating
detail-rich elements of history that draw you right into the machinations
of Ancient Rome . . ."
- from Proof Positive
So far, this series has won two gold Literary Titan Awards, an Outstanding Creator
Award, a Coffee Pot History Medal, and a Best Book from Pencraft Awards
S. P. Somtow is a winner of the World Fantasy Award and a Thailand National Artist
