Child of a Dream: Child Of A Dream (Alexander #1)

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Synopsis
Alexander: Child of a Dream is Valerio Massimo Manfredi's magnificent story of one of history's greatest characters and his quest to conquer the civilized world.Who could have been born to conquer the world other than a god?Mesmeric beauty, consuming desires, an insatiable hunger. Then premature death. 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 Hephiaeston, and the start of his great adventure to conquer the civilized world is recounted in this awe-inspiring novel.This is a wonderful evocation of the far-off and fascinating civilization of ancient Greece, revealed in vibrant tones and scholarly detail.
Copyright:
2017

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9780330527040
Related ISBNs:
9781447271642
Publisher:
Pan Macmillan
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A, 1
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Biographies and Memoirs, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
Reading Age:
18–16
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Translator:
Dr Iain Halliday

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