Fire from Heaven
- 448pages
- 16 heures de lecture
In the first novel of her stunning trilogy, Mary Renault vividly imagines the life of Alexander the Great, the charismatic leader whose drive and ambition created a legend.
La Trilogie d'Alexandrie Séries
Cette saga épique plonge les lecteurs dans la vie tumultueuse de l'un des plus grands chefs militaires de l'histoire. Suivez son ascension, de jeune prince façonné par les intrigues de cour et la guerre, à roi immortel qui conquit le monde connu. Le récit explore les thèmes de l'ambition, de l'amour, de la trahison et de l'héritage durable d'une figure qui remodela la civilisation occidentale. C'est un voyage captivant à travers batailles, machinations politiques et relations personnelles profondes.
Ordre de lecture recommandé
Tells the story of the climactic last seven years of Alexander the Great's life through the eyes of his lover, Bagoas. The relationship between the beautiful young eunuch and the great general's sustains Alexander as he survives assassination plots, the demands of two foreign wives, a mutinous army, and his own ferocious temper.
Funeral Games
- 284pages
- 10 heures de lecture
As Funeral Games opens, Alexander the Great lies dying. Around his body gather the generals, the provincial satraps and the royal wives, already competing for the prizes of power and land. Only Bagoas, the Persian boy mourning in the shadows, wants nothing. Tracing the events of the fifteen years following Alexander's death, Funeral Games sees his mighty empire disintegrate, and brings Mary Renault's Alexander trilogy to a dramatic close.