2021/017: Saffron Alley -- A J Demas

2021/017: Saffron Alley -- A J Demas

"Oh, Papa's a 'she' today," said Remi, as if that were a normal thing. [loc. 1535]

Sequel to Sword Dance, and also featuring characters from One Night in Boukos, this novel is set in Demas' alt-historical version of the ancient Mediterranean: for Zash read Persia, for Boukos read Athens.

In Sword Dance, ex-soldier Damiskos and eunuch dancer Varazda pretended to be having an affair in order to investigate a crime: as is so often the case, at least in fiction, the pretence became real. Now, it's a month since the end of Sword Dance and Damiskos is visiting Varazda at his home in Boukos.( no major spoilers: a horrible goose )