The release date for the English version of 'Sailing to Sarantium' by
Guy Gavriel Kay is Nov 2002. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Crispin is a skilled mosaic artist who uses glass and colorful stones to create stunning works of art. He is sent to Sarantium at the imperial's request, carrying a talisman made by an alchemist and a secret assignment from the Queen. It is necessary for Crispin to locate his own source of power in order to live once he enters the legendary city of bars and gilded sanctuaries, chariot races and palaces, intrigues and bloodshed. Unexpectedly, he finds it high on the scaffolding of his own greatest invention.