You can take the past with you in these futuristic tales. Bill Sheehan The Washington Post | June 12, 2005| | . This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Renaissance magic, erotic obsession and historical adventure form the central strands of Mary Gentle's mammoth, wonderfully readable new novel, A Sundial in a Grave: 1610 (Perennial; paperback, $14.95). Gentle, best known for her epic Ash, has a gift for bringing the distant past to colorful, immediate life, and that gift is everywhere evident in her latest novel, which could -- and should -- appeal to a wide spectrum of readers.

A Sundial in a Grave: 1610 purports to be the restored, unexpurgated version of the scandalous memoirs of Valentin Rochefort, duelist, spy and special agent to ...

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