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  <title><![CDATA[Render Unto Caesar]]></title>
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  <default_description>Hermogenes, although descended from a race of heroes, is content to run his business and leave valor to the legends. But when his father is killed, the young Greek is stirred to seek retribution. In Rome, corruption and prejudice are far easier found than justice. Hermogenes may be a citizen in name, but he is branded a barbarian by those who are Roman by birth-and the man who owes him money is a respected member of the city's government. As Hermogenes is drawn deeper into a maelstrom of political intrigue, he gains a formidable gladiator as his ally, a woman with scars on her heart as well as her body. Together they plot to defeat the consul at his own game. But how far is Hermogenes willing to go to satisfy his own honor?</default_description>
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      <name><![CDATA[Gillian Bradshaw]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed reading this historical fiction (a lot because I knew the context really well--see my history degree is good for something).  It did have some language periodically (and a lot on one page), it was fairly easy to skip/ignore though.  Overall, I'd recommend it.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[OK, so it's kind of a thriller, not so much a &quot;whodunnit&quot; but a  &quot;whydhedoit.&quot; So, I guess it is a genre book after all. And there is a romance component, so, boom, another genre. But Bradshaw really excels at bringing the setting (the late part of Augustus's reign) to life -- sh...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30454938">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Appealing and interesting characters together with a rich representation of historical Rome complemented a relatively simple and straightforward plot.<br/><br/>Events unfold at a measured place. The actual storyline is quite simple, the richness of the book comes from the author’s characters and...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30940511">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was another great read from Bradshaw. Her characters had depth and her plot had enough twists to make it a page turner! Excellent!!!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Apparently, there really were female gladiators.]]></body>
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