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Alexander's epic quest continues into the heart of Asia and on towards the mystery of India. The Macedonian Army march ever onward in search of glory, crushing resistance at every turn. The culture and beauty of Babylon is quickly ravaged and the Palace of Persepolis burnt to ashes and cinder. An empire is destroyed and a new and bloody era begins. But there are other things on Alexander's mind. An ambitious project to unite the peoples of the empire under one homeland, begins to obsess him. show more There are rebellions and bloodshed, but the curious beauty of Queen Roxanna gives Alexander the strength to fulfil his destiny... This is a truly compelling, romantic and exciting book, and a fitting conclusion to the bestselling Alexander trilogy. show lessTags
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The best volume in the trilogy. He does well in big set scenes like the burning of Persepolis, and I did feel a bit tearful at the death of Alexander (but not at the death of Hephaiston -- surely one should with both or neither). But there was still a lot which was OK, but nothing more than that. It's certainly not one I'll keep coming back to like Renault's Alexander trilogy.
Really good book. Not exactly a page-turner, but its characters haunt you at all times.
Tycker mycket om historiska romaner som både är spännande och samtidigt lär man sig historia.
This book is the third in a trilogy of stories using the life of Alexander the Great as a base. Given that Alexander is one of the most intereting and compelling figures in ancient history, I would have expected more. Whether the problem is with the original narrative or with the translation into English, the writing is choppy, and the character development is nonexistent. Not recommended.
It took me forever to finish this book. When I first started reading this series I thought it was promising, but now at the end I think the author should have stuck to history (his forte) and left the romance with those who can really turn actions into epics... But I'll give the author one thing the epilogue of the series was really touching.
The narrative is well told.
El ejército macedonio se adentra en Babilonia y asesta el golpe final al secular imperio persa. Alejandro aspira a convertir el mundo conocido en una sola nación bajo su mando, pero pocos comparten su sueño. Se urden conjuras, y el rey se ve arrastrado hacia una vorágine de violencia. Solo el amor de Roxana puede aliviar su soledad. Ella le infundirá el valor necesario para llegar a la India misteriosa y luego la fuerza para buscar el camino de retorno.
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Italian historian and archaeologist Valerio Massimo Manfredi is a professor of classical archaeology at the University of Milan. He was named Man of the Year 1999 by the American Biographical Institute for this bestselling trilogy. Manfredi's books have been published in France, Germany, Greece, Russia, Spain, and the United Kingdom. (Bowker show more Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Alexander: The Ends of the Earth
- Original title
- Aléxandros : Il confine del mondo
- Original publication date
- 1998
- People/Characters
- Alexander III the Great, 326-253 BC; Darius III (Great King of Persia); Barsine (mistress of Alexander); Parmenion (old general); Callisthenes (historian); Hephaestion (general) (show all 33); Craterus (general); Ptolemy I Soter (general); Perdiccas (general); Seleucus I Nicator (general); Cleitus the Black (general); Philotas (son of Parmenion); Lysimachus (general); Leonnatus (general); Eumenes of Cardia (secretary of Alexander); Eumolphus of Soloi (informer); Leptine (servant of Alexander); Oxyathres (as Oxhatres); Mazaeus (Persian satrap); Sisygambis (mother of Darius III); Stateira II (daughter of Darius III); Satibarzanes (Persian satrap); Bessus (Persian satrap); Bucephalus (horse of Alexander); Hermolaus of Macedon (page of Alexander); Peritas (dog of Alexander); Roxana (as Roxane); Porus (Indian king); Philip (Alexander's physician); Kalanos (Indian sage); Aristander (seer); Onesicritus (vice admiral); Nearchus (admiral)
- Important places
- Ancient Greece; Egypt; Tyre; Achaemenid Empire; Gaugamela, Achaemenid Empire; Babylon (show all 16); Susa, Persia; Persepolis, Iran; Ecbatana, Persia; Artacoana; Samarkand, Uzbekistan; Sogdiana; Bactria; Gandhara; Taxila, Achaemenid Empire; Indus Valley
- Important events
- Battle of Gaugamela (331BC-10-01); Battle of the Persian Gate (330BC-01-20); Battle of Jaxartes (329BC-10); Siege of the Sogdian Rock (327BC); Siege of Aornos (326BC); Battle of the Hydaspes (326BC)
- Dedication*
- Et siliut terra in conspectu eius.
Und die Erde verstummte bei seinem Anblick.
Makkabäer 1,3 - First words
- The King set off again across the desert, taking another route that led from the Oasis of Ammon directly to the banks of the Nile near Memphis.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)It is time now for us to close our eyes, those of us who have lived too long, and when we wake up we will be together once more, all young and handsome as we once were, ready to set off with you, to ride by your side towards the final adventure. And, this time, it will be for ever.'
- Original language
- Italian
- Canonical DDC/MDS
- 853.914
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- Fiction and Literature, General Fiction, Historical Fiction
- DDC/MDS
- 853.914 — Literature & rhetoric Italian, Romanian & related literatures Italian fiction 1900- 20th Century 1945-1999
- LCC
- PQ4873 .A4776 .A79 — Language and Literature French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese literatures Italian literature Individual authors, 1961-2000
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- ISBNs
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