Clodia Metelli's Blog - Posts Tagged "gaius-and-achilles"
Gaius and Achilles Now Published!
Excited at having published my first novel Gaius and Achilles a gay, historical romance, set in ancient Rome.
It tells the story of what happens when talanted young musician Achilles is captured by pirates on the way to compete at a festival. Sold into slavery, he becomes the property of Roman aristocrat and decadent poet Gaius Manlius Torquatus.
Gaius and Achilles is now available for download on Smashwords -
Until October 15 it can be purchased at the discounted price of $0.99 by entering this code: EW48V. Full price is $2.99.
It tells the story of what happens when talanted young musician Achilles is captured by pirates on the way to compete at a festival. Sold into slavery, he becomes the property of Roman aristocrat and decadent poet Gaius Manlius Torquatus.
Gaius and Achilles is now available for download on Smashwords -
Until October 15 it can be purchased at the discounted price of $0.99 by entering this code: EW48V. Full price is $2.99.
Published on September 28, 2011 14:55
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New Blog Post: Fiction, Slavery and Consent
Published on May 04, 2012 10:25
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gaius-and-achilles, sexuality, slavery, writing
Meeting Tiberius and Other Roman Tales
I've just published a collection of short stories from the world of
and
is a collection of stories spanning the period of the earlier works, including stories drawn from the gaps in the narratives between them.
Like the earlier works, they blend an evocation of the artistic demi monde of the Roman Republic in the years leading up to the Civil War with depiction of the erotic and emotional lives of the protagonists in particular of how they find ways of giving expression to their desires and fantasies of giving and receiving erotic pain, playing with the tropes of dominance and submission while continuing gleefully to subvert the values of a society based on slavery, hierarchy ,and aggressive military expansion.



Like the earlier works, they blend an evocation of the artistic demi monde of the Roman Republic in the years leading up to the Civil War with depiction of the erotic and emotional lives of the protagonists in particular of how they find ways of giving expression to their desires and fantasies of giving and receiving erotic pain, playing with the tropes of dominance and submission while continuing gleefully to subvert the values of a society based on slavery, hierarchy ,and aggressive military expansion.
Published on January 29, 2014 09:16
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gaius-and-achilles, gay-romance, historical, lgbt, meeting-tiberius, new-book
Meeting Tiberius and Other Roman Tales
I've just published a collection of short stories from the world of Gaius and Achilles
and Dancing Phaedra
is a collection of stories spanning the period of the earlier works, including stories drawn from the gaps in the narratives between them.
Like the earlier works, they blend an evocation of the artistic demi monde of the Roman Republic in the years leading up to the Civil War with depiction of the erotic and emotional lives of the protagonists in particular of how they find ways of giving expression to their desires and fantasies of giving and receiving erotic pain, playing with the tropes of dominance and submission while continuing gleefully to subvert the values of a society based on slavery, hierarchy ,and aggressive military expansion.
and Dancing Phaedra

Like the earlier works, they blend an evocation of the artistic demi monde of the Roman Republic in the years leading up to the Civil War with depiction of the erotic and emotional lives of the protagonists in particular of how they find ways of giving expression to their desires and fantasies of giving and receiving erotic pain, playing with the tropes of dominance and submission while continuing gleefully to subvert the values of a society based on slavery, hierarchy ,and aggressive military expansion.
Published on January 29, 2014 09:17
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ancient-rome, gaius-and-achilles, gay-romance, historical, lgbt, meeting-tiberius, new-book
50% Sale until 8th March
March 2 - 8 is Smashwords Read an Ebook Week.
During this week you can buy
and
at half price!
Simply go to Smashwords
and enter the code REW50 at checkout.
During this week you can buy

and

at half price!
Simply go to Smashwords
and enter the code REW50 at checkout.
Published on March 02, 2014 06:28
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book-sale, dancing-phaedra, gaius-and-achilles, smashwords
Half Price July Sale at Smashwords
Throughout July, three of my books are on half price sale at Smashwords -
Mortal Peril
Dancing Phaedra
and
Gaius and Achilles
Also, short story The Education of Gaius remains free...
Just use code SSW50 at Smashwords checkout.
Mortal Peril
Dancing Phaedra
and
Gaius and Achilles
Also, short story The Education of Gaius remains free...
Just use code SSW50 at Smashwords checkout.
Published on July 02, 2015 10:11
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dancing-phaedra, discount, gaius-and-achilles, mortal-peril, smashwords