To Serve Two Masters (Idol Series) [Paperback]

Gordon Neale (Author)

Book Description

Series: Idol Series | Publication Date: May 1998

On market day on the island of Ilyrea the livestock led out for auction are young men who have learned to accept a life of slavery. When Rock is bought by Dorian and enters his household, he becomes slave to both Dorian and his brother Carlos and must learn the pleasures of serving two masters.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'Breathless writing' Time Out; 'More sophisticated than the usual one-hand jobs which have traditionally dominated the shelves of bookstores'. Independent on Sunday --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

About the Author

Gordon Neale is an exciting and original erotic writer. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 210 pages
• Publisher: Virgin Pub (May 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 035233245X
• ISBN-13: 978-0352332455
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,693,885 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars To Serve Two masters, January 19, 2000

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Sebastian Sandys - See all my reviews

This review is from: To Serve Two Masters (Idol Series) (Paperback)

It is always revealing to review erotica as the comments give away as least as much about the reader as the book, however the chance to recommend this book should not be passed over.

As an exploration of the gay male fantasies about slavery this book is second to none that I have read. Unusually for this kind of writing the characterisation is plausible and detailed. The device of the two brothers to explore different sides of the psyche that is drawn to sm sex works well and the main character Rock contains many of the elements that will be familiar to gay men who have an interest in slavery and sm sex , whether that interest is purely fantasy or not.

Aside from all that, the sex bits of the book are great and will prove 'stimulating' to a wide range gay men. They are well written and erotic and do not fall into any of the crass, cliched traps that so much 'homoerotic writing' falls into.

Gordon Neale is a master (pardon the pun) of his craft and I cannot reccomend this book too highly.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent homerotic novel of slavery!, January 29, 1999

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This review is from: To Serve Two Masters (Idol Series) (Paperback)

If you liked the Tristan and Laurent scenes in the _Sleeping Beauty_ novels by Anne Rice, you'll like this even better - there's none of the philosophizing and the author gets down to brass tacks immediately. In the imaginary country of Illyria, the slave Rock is sold to two young brothers, Dorian, a gentle youth, and Carlos, his cruel older sibling. But who is really the slave and who is really the master? Probably the best novel of its type I have ever read.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hot sex, shaky plot, May 16, 2003

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TammyJo Eckhart "TammyJo Eckhart" (Bloomington, Indiana United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: To Serve Two Masters (Idol) (Mass Market Paperback)

There are two reasons to buy explicit sexual writing. The first is to get off on. Neale's "To Serve Two Masters" is well suited to this tasks because his descriptions are explicit without being repetitious. There are a few brief het scenes but 98% of the sexual encounters are between men. The other reason to buy erotic literature is because sex can be a great way to explore human life. This book is not an erotica masterpiece. While there are some plot twists, overall the book seems to jump around too much, especially when the main characters go in search of another slave. The philosophy promoted in this book is pretty standard: you must first know how to serve, to be humilated before you can dominate -- a pretty common view in gay male porn. I have the "idol" edition of this book so you may get the "virgin books" edition instead if you order it.