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Availability:In StockContributor:Valerio Massimo ManfrediSeries:Alexander #02Publish date:2002-03-05Pages:416
Language:EnglishPublisher:Atria BooksISBN-13:9780743434379ISBN-10:743434374UPC:9780743434379Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Historical, World Literature, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & MythologyBook Topic:GreeceSize:8.41 x 5.50 x 1.04 inchesWeight:0.8201Product ID:SC6WN935C7
THE BESTSELLING EPIC OF THE GLORY AND THE GRANDEUR INTRIGUES AND PASSIONS OF ANCIENT GREECE...AND THE WARRIOR KING WHOSE CONQUESTS BUILT AN ETERNAL LEGEND.

ALEXANDER Volume II: THE SANDS OF AMMON

A thousand years after Agamemnon fought the Trojan War. Alexander, the king of Macedonia and descendant of Achilles, follows in the footsteps of Greek legend. He has gathered a mighty force to liberate the Greek cities of Asia -- from legendary Sardis and Miletus to Halicarnassus. But vengeance is just one of Alexander's ambitions.

Great oracles and loyal followers claim Alexander is more than mortal -- a powerful warrior, and insatiable scholar, a political genius. Yet, in battle after battle, one man blocks his way. Memnon of Rhodes, a Greek-born mercenary chosen by the Persian Great King to lead his vast army, is a cunning strategist who challenged Alexander's claim to the title of Lord of Asia. In Memnon, Alexander confronts an enemy who inspires his admiration. And in Memnon's wife, Barsine, he finds a woman who captures his heart. But neither bravery nor love can stem the tide of Alexander's destiny. For with Persia defeated, Alexander's thoughts turn to Egypt and beyond...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Atria BooksISBN-13:9780743434379ISBN-10:743434374UPC:9780743434379Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Historical, World Literature, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & MythologyBook Topic:GreeceSize:8.41 x 5.50 x 1.04 inchesWeight:0.8201Product ID:SC6WN935C7
Dr. Valerio Massimo Manfredi is an Italian historian, archaeologist, and journalist. The professor of archaeology in the "Luigi Bocconi" University in Milan and a familiar face on European television, he has published a number of scientific articles and essays as well as thirteen novels, including the Alexander trilogy and The Last Legion. Alexander was published in thirty-six languages in fifty-five countries and was sold for a major film production in the U.S., and The Last Legion is soon to be a major motion picture starring Colin Firth and Ben Kingsley. Dr. Manfredi is married with two children and lives in a small town near Bologna.
Publisher: Atria Books

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