by John Martino | Jun 23, 2022 | Review
A very big day for the novel. One of the finest higher learning institutions on the planet has just released a very positive assessment of ‘Olympia’. A couple of minor quibbles aside – which we shall address in updated editions – we...
by John Martino | Mar 12, 2022 | Event, Review
‘Olympia’ has taken yet another significant step up the ladder of the Chaucer Awards for pre-1750s historical fiction. We will know soon enough whether it has had the very good fortune to go all the...
by John Martino | Feb 18, 2022 | Event, Review
‘Olympia’ advances from the CIBA Chaucer Awards long list to the short list; now in contention for the...
by John Martino | Sep 22, 2021 | Review
For the full review, head to ‘Midwest Book Review’, hit the ‘Historical Fiction Shelf’ and scroll down. The ‘Olympia’ review is listed second from the top in its category. It contains very approving passages like the following:...
by John Martino | Aug 12, 2021 | Event, Review
While ‘Olympia’ has only been in the global mind’s eye for little over a month, recognition of its merits are beginning to turn very positive. The judges of the Chaucer Award for all pre-1750 historical fiction have just just placed...
by John Martino | Jul 17, 2021 | Event, Review
Despite an imminent lockdown, fated to start only a few hours after the end of the launch event, the official book launch for ‘Olympia: The Birth of the Games’ at Melbourne’s gorgeous Hellenic Museum went off with a real bang. Mountains of books were...
