Pandora begins, begrudgingly at first and then with increasing fervor, to tell her captivating story, spanning the ages from Roman Empire to eighteenth-century France and twentieth-century Paris and New Orleans. She takes us back to her mortal youth in the time of Caesar Augustus, immortalized by Ovid and Petronius. Here, Pandora meets and falls for the comely, magnetic, carefree, still-mortal Marius. This is the Rome she is forced to flee to avoid assassination in a plot to seize control of the city. And we accompany her to the alluring port of Antioch, where she and Marius are set to reunite—now immortal and tormented by his vampire self. He grants her the Dark Gift and they set off on their daredevil and unbelievable journey that spans two wild centuries.
Has ex-libris "withdrawn stamp" otherwise no other stamps or damage. Clean throughout.
Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1998 - Hardcover First Trade Edition
