Erato

Be taken to another ERA with ERATO -- author of the most excitingly twisted historical fiction. As usual, her works aren't only high on research and entertainment value -- they're also transgressive.

The name Erato belonged to one of the nine muses of Greek mythology: that who ruled love stories. No, it's not the same word as erOtic; literally Erato is "the Lovely," from Greek erastos "loved, beloved; lovely, charming." The author's own given name being that of a different muse, the name Erato was chosen as the nomme de plume that seemed especially fit for writing historical stories with a romantic theme, though she also writes historical novels without strong romantic elements.

Are you sick of historical fiction plastering modern-day values and vocabularies onto the past? The books of ERATO are for you.