Slave Girls of Rome
Reviewed by Kevin R. Tipple
Slave Girls of Rome
By Don Winslow
ISBN # 1-929670-84-2
(http://www.renebooks.com)
Rating ***

In this effort, Don Winslow takes the reader back to the glory days of Ancient Rome. The living is harsh and violent by today's standards, but the prizes are definitely more easily obtainable. Gone are "political correctness" and all that jazz as the women know their place and are ready to please.

As the novel opens, Marcus (the narrator) is at the opulent home of Quintus Licus, a rich merchant in the city of Rome. Quintus is renowned for his parties and his large wife, Lydia, is known for her sexual raids on the many young military men that attend the parties. Fortunately, since Lydia is occupied, Marcus is spared from her affections. Instead, Marcus is treated to a multi page and very detailed blowjob from one of the rich merchant's many slave girls.

But, a good blowjob not withstanding, Marcus is an unhappy man. He hates being posted to Rome, which not only bores him, but also stretches his meager income further than it can go. He hates the camp life in Rome and wants to see some action. After watching a lovely blonde goddess being sold from the slave caravan, Marcus becomes inspired. He decides to ask to be reposted from Rome and wants to go North into hostile territory and claim a blond goddess of his own as well as some plunder. He decides to ask to be posted to Gaul-the frontier.

He is posted to a garrison by the name of Bernesium. There he will be the only officer in charge of 200 men. Bernesium has its own very rich merchant in the form of Asinus Gratius. Gratius, among other things, supplies the whores to the troops of the Garrison and reserves some very special ones for use by V.I. P.'s such as Marcus.

What follows is the usual good work from Don Winslow. Great descriptions of the sights and sounds and plenty of very hot sexual action. If you are into period pieces, or historical works, this is definitely one to add to your collection. It certainly would have made studying world history all those years ago much more interesting!