Child of a Dream: Child of a Dream v. 1 (Alexander)

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 protege 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.

Title - Child of a Dream: Child of a Dream v. 1 (Alexander)

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Author - Valerio Massimo Manfredi

ISBN 13 - 9780330399883

Imprint - Pan Books

Publisher - Pan Macmillan

Date Published - 03/02/2006

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Binding Type - Paperback

Dimensions - 131 x 197 x 29mm

Weight - 379 g

Languages - English