08-24-2002, 04:13 AM
My original publisher for the series, Avon, canceled them after 4 volumes despite SPQR being nominated for the Edgar Award. This had nothing to do with me. It was the result of a feud between my editor and his boss. In the meantime, they'd become big bestsellers in Germany, so I kept writing them for my German publishers. A couple of years ago, St. Martin's Press brought them out again, but they're still way behind the Germans. SPQR XI: UNDER VESUVIUS, came out recently in German. <p></p><i></i>