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Author
Series
Alexander the Great trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Vintage Books
Pub. Date
1988, c1972
Physical Desc
419 p. : maps ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
This novel tells the story of the climactic last seven years of Alexander the Great's life through the eyes of his lover, Bagoas, a eunuch who was sold to King Darius of Persia, but found freedom with the great general, sustaining Alexander through mutiny, assassination attempts and two wives.
Author
Series
Alexander the Great volume 3
Publisher
Pinnacle Books
Pub. Date
1988, c1981
Physical Desc
xii, 334 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
The death of Alexander has left the empire without a leader. In the bloody scramble for power the Macedonian generals proclaim Philip Arrhidaeus, Alexander's feeble-minded half brother, as their puppet king, then Eurydike, who plans to manipulate Arrhidaeus, her fiance, to her own ambitious ends, arrives -- and civil war erupts. Leading the insurrection is Kassandros, Alexander's lifelong rival, who plots to seize the throne through murder and intrigue....
Author
Series
Alexander the Great trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Vintage Books
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
375 p. : map ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
During his first twenty years of life, Alexander the Great is torn between admiration, hatred, and love for his father, asserts his independence from his mother's jealous love, is tutored by Aristotle, and becomes king of Macedon.
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