Critical acclaim for Cast Not The Day
 

"A gripping read, skilfully evoking a world both exotic and oddly familiar."
- The Observer

"The choice of late antiquity as a setting for a historical novel is inspired...Waters is clearly intimate with the history...His characterisation is believable and the register of language correctly gauged.

"The book's ending leaves the door open for a sequel or two: there is certainly material for a trilogy here; and one gets the feeling that this work will culminate with the unveiling of that perennial hero Julian the Apostate. It would be a brave man who went boldly where Gore Vidal has already been, but if this book is any indication, Waters, an author of exceptional talent, is that man."
- David McLaurin, The Tablet

"Lively and well researched."
- Daily Mail

"Paul Waters writes with knowledge and understanding. Times which now are distant come alive for us with his words on the page. We look forward to his next novel – and the next and the next."
– Francis Cameron, Books on the Broad