THE ASTONISHING LIFE OF OCTAVIAN NOTHING, TRAITOR TO THE NATION: VOLUME 1: THE POX PARTY [AUDIOBOOK]

Sold into slavery, Octavian and his mother, an African princess, only gradually come to realize the truth about their new life: they are part of a scientific experiment. James' deliberate pace and formal enunciation capture the time period perfectly and connect the dots of the episodic plot as it gathers gradually toward a horrifying turning point that spins Octavian's life off in a different direction entirely.