by Mary Renault
I enjoyed this first book about Alexander the Great, but also I became very anxious about MWT’s Gen because of parallels. Arrghhhhh. Anyway, on its own merits this is immersive & beautiful.
My introduction to Mary Renault was The King Must Die, the first of two novels about Theseus--it was actually assigned reading in high school. What impressed me so much there was how she took a figure out of myth and grounded him historically. After that I quickly gobbled up all of Renault's works o...
Rating: 5/5Summary: Alexander the Great is known as the man who conquered the biggest empire of the ancient world, his battle strategies are still being studied in military schools today, some 2300 years after his death. But what made the man who he was? Renault’s first book of the Alexander trilogy...
Alexander the Great lived only thirty-two years (356 - 323 BC), but in that time he attained a stature unequaled in ancient history. Celebrated as one of the greatest generals of the ancient world, he expanded his kingdom of Macedon into a vast empire, throughout Greece and extending as far as Egypt...
I think this is the longest it has taken me to read a book in a long time. Classes started and the book is a little complex and wordy. I liked it (4 stars, you know). this book is something that I have never read before, I've read historical books before, but I've never read one set in Ancient Greec...
This is the first book of Renaults trilogy on the life of Alexander the Great. If you enjoy historical fiction this is probably a book for you. I first read all three books as they came out and have gone back to them over the years to reread. Renaults creation of the ancient world of Alexander i...
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