The Republic of Vengeance by Paul Waters (historical fiction)

This was a readable book, doesn't suffer from that horrible side effect of historical fiction, over-explaining.  Waters made good use of interesting details from the primary sources without harping on them.  The 'vengeance' was a minor element of the plot, but that was OK, as the story of a young man becoming an adult in early Republican times was pretty good.  The protagonist, Marcus, is bisexual, and the homosexual love story is the first I've read in historical fiction about Republican times.  Waters did a beautiful job writing about the attraction between the men, their story, and their love.  His tone as he described their experiences was appropriate to the times.