Child of a Dream: Alexander Volume 1

Valerio Massimo Manfredi

sept 2001 · Alexander Libro 1 · Pan

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The first title in an international blockbuster trilogy of brutal passion and grand adventure in ancient Greece.

This is the story of a boy, born to a great king - Philip of Macedon - and his sensuous queen, Olympias. It tells of the stern discipline of Philip and the wild passions of Olympias, and how, together, they formed Alexander, a young man of immense, unfathomable potential, capable of subjugating the known world to his power, and thought of by his contemporaries as a god.

Alexander's swift ascent to manhood, as a protégé of Aristotle and close friend of Ptolemy and Hephiaston, and the start of his great adventure to conquer the civilised world is recounted in this awe-inspiring novel. This is a wonderful evocation of the far-off and fascinating civilisation of ancient Greece, revealed in vibrant tones and scholarly detail.

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Italian historian and archaeologist Valerio Massimo Manfredi has been elected Man of the Year 1999 by the American Biographical Institute for "Alexandros", a bestselling trilogy based on the life of Alexander the Great. Manfredi's books have been published in Spain , France, Germany, Greece, and Russia.