A Man at Arms

Why it’s on the list: Steven Pressfield’s novel of a Roman-era mercenary hired to intercept a letter carried from Jerusalem to Corinth — Paul’s first epistle. It is the novelist side of the author of The War of Art.

Where I heard about it

• Replies to @moseskagan — an answer when he asked “What historical fiction should I read next? (Bonus points for something involving building or trade, rather than violence)” in his thread, April 2025. The full list of answers is on What historical fiction should I… (tweet).

Connections

• What historical fiction should I… (tweet) — the thread this came out of; the full recovered list lives there.
• Steven Pressfield — the author.