The Novels of Alexander the Great: Fire from Heaven, The

The Novels of Alexander the Great: Fire from Heaven, The Persian Boy, and Funeral Games

A New York Timesâ€“bestselling trilogy about the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and its leader from an author hailed by Hilary Mantel as â€œa shining light.â€

Fire from HeavenÂ is a gripping account of the formative years of Alexanderâ€™s life. The story tells of his complex relationship with his parents; of his two great bondsâ€”to his horse, Oxhead, and to his dearest friend and eventual lover, Hephaistionâ€”and of the army he commands when he is barely an adult. Coming of age during the battles for southern Greece, Alexander the Great first takes someoneâ€™s life at age twelve and swiftly eliminates his rivals as soon as he comes to power, emerging in this novel as a captivating and complex figure.
The iconicÂ Persian BoyÂ centers on the Macedon king as seen through the eyes of his lover and most faithful attendant, the eunuch Bagoas. When Bagoas is very young, his father is murdered and he is sold as a slave to King Darius of Persia. Then, when Alexander conquers the land, he is given Bagoas as a gift, and the boy is besotted. This passion comes at a time when much is at stakeâ€”Alexander has two wives, conflicts are ablaze, and plots on his life abound. The result is a riveting account of a great conquerorâ€™s years of triumph and, ultimately, heartbreak.

InÂ Funeral Games,Â a bloody struggle for power ragesÂ after the death ofAlexander, leaving an empire that extends from the Adriatic Sea to the Indus River. The power players include Ptolemy, two father-son teams, and a cadre of influential womenâ€”not least of whom is Eurydike, whose plan is to marry Alexanderâ€™s disabled brother, Arridaios. Brimming with outsize personalities, brazen plots, and a sweeping sense of history,Â Funeral GamesÂ brings to vivid life the world of Alexander the Great, and the seismic tumult in the wake of his death.Â This ebook features an illustrated biography of Mary Renault including rare images of the author.Â

â€œMary Renault is a shining light to both historical novelists and their readers. She does not pretend the past is like the present, or that the people of ancient Greece were just like us. She shows us their strangeness; discerning, sure-footed, challenging our values, piquing our curiosity, she leads us through an alien landscape that moves and delights us.â€ â€”Hilary Mantel
Country USA
Manufacturer Open Road Media
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-09-10
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Open Road Media
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2013-09-10
Format	Kindle eBook

The Novels of Alexander the Great: Fire from Heaven, The Persian Boy, and Funeral Games

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