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Favorites Poll

 

TITLE FAVOURITE HON MENTION Position
The Course of Honour
The Silver Pigs
Shadows in Bronze
Venus in Copper
Iron Hand of Mars
Poseidon's Gold
Last Act in Palmyra
Time to Depart
A Dying Light in Cor.
Three Hands in the F.
Two for the Lions
One Virgin Too Many
Ode to a Banker
A Body in Bath House
The Jupiter Myth
The Accusers
Scandal Takes Holiday
See Delphi and Die
Saturnalia
No vote/can't choose
22*
13
5
7
12
3
13
6
4
13
8
4
2
7
5
4
2
4
3
5
12
8
3
3
5
5
14
3
5
14
1
5
2
3
2
2

 
1 (1)
2 (4)


5 (5)

2 (2)


2 (2)

*   author's Mum, posthumously

Figures in brackets under Position are inclusive of Hon Mentions. Not everyone gives a Mention when they vote.

My Favorite Scene

“My favourite scene” as suggested by readers (you can opt for anonymity or a pseudonym, of course). Your favourite can be as short as a two-line exchange, or an event that lasts several chapters. We are not restrictive.

Yes, you can change it later.

 
BOOK FAVOURITE SCENE READER DATE
The Silver Pigs Helena rescuing Falco from mine, etc Anna Kucharska 10/Sept/04
Shadows in Bronze Nero the ox jumping the donkey Dawn Eldridge 29/August/04
Venus in Copper The turbot scene (“Hands down”) Catherine Osbourne 28/May/05
"You'd be a contortionist with a python up your..." Polly Jackson

12/June/05

 

The Gallic cook and Falco’s disparagement of haute cuisine Thérèse Prieure (who is French!) 10/7/05
"Did you know the panther, by the way?" Barry Hill 3 April 07
Iron Hand of Mars Justinus at the Bructeri camp/Vileda Rachel Hayes 18/Sept/04
Falco’s reunion with Helena Sandip Patel 28/March/05
Falco's description of the job of a centurion to the new recruits David Lawrence 18/August/06
Last Act in Palmyra Helena & Philocrates (the pleasure pipe) Lisa Britton 18/Sept/04
‘The Spook Who Spoke’ Lone M Schreiber Anderson 23/12/05
Time to Depart Wedding of Lenia and Smaractus Dale Graw 18/July/04

The climax (ha ha) in the brothel with Marcus Rubella showing his worth

Sandip Patel

 

28/March/05
Helena opening the birthday casket and finding the golden crown Ann Karet 19/06/05
Dying Light in Corduba Falco waking up in the wrong apartment Lynne Bailey 19/December/04
Three Hands in the Fountain Last 50 pages (the chase) Polly Jackson 12/June/05
Two for the Lions The escaped leopardess/Geminus Lucy Hartland 18/Sept/04
Falco´s feelings when he realizes that Famia will be executed Maria Ducetoressano 5/May/05
One Virgin Too Many Falco upside down in the well Janine Conway 18/Sept/04
The Jupiter Myth Julia and the exhausted bee Catherine Ross 10/Sept/04
The lads choosing their wardrobes for a night on the town Maria Ducetoressano 5/May/05
Maia’s revenge Helene Ilg 12/June/05
See Delphi and Die The last line (all the better for the author as this was so controversial!) Julie Wulff Greenfield, Jeff Courtright and others 31 October 06
Saturnalia Vigiles’ party and aftermath of raid on Anacrites’ house, especially the carrot Sandy Reeve, Claire Lackford and others

26 March 2007

 

 

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Last update: 10 July 2007
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