For nearly two and a half millennia, Alexander the Great has loomed over history as a legend'and an enigma. Wounded repeatedly but always triumphant in battle, he conquered most of the known world, only to die mysteriously at the age of thirty-two. In his day he was revered as a god; in our day he h
God of War: The Epic Story of Alexander the Great
โ Scribed by Christian Cameron
- Publisher
- Hachette Littlehampton
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 724 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1409132692
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โฆ Synopsis
The Ultimate Historical Adventure Novel: The Life Of Alexander The Great In A Single, Epic Volume. To Many He Was A God. To Others He Was A Monster. The Truth Is Even More Extraordinary. As A Boy, Alexander Dreamed Of Matching The Heroic Feats Of Achilles. At Eighteen He Led The Macedonian Cavalry To A Stunning Victory Against The Greeks. By Twenty-five He Had Crushed The Persians In Three Monumental Battles And Was The Master Of The Greatest Empire The World Had Ever Seen. Men Began To Call Him A God. But Behind The Legend Was Another, More Complex Story. Narrated By His Boyhood Friend Ptolemy, This Is The Story Of Alexander As You Have Never Heard It Before: Raw, Intimate, Thrilling - A Story Of Extraordinary Daring And Unimaginable Endurance; Of Wanton Destruction And Murderous Intrigue - The Epic Tragedy Of A Man Who Aimed To Be More Than Human.
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