“Renault’s best historical novel yet.... Every detail has solid historical testimony to support it.”–New York Review of Books
After Alexander’s death in 323 B.C .his only direct heirs were two unborn sons and a simpleton half-brother. Every long-simmering faction exploded into the vacuum of power. Wives, distant relatives, and generals all vied for the loyalty of the increasingly undisciplined Macedonian army. Most failed and were killed in the attempt. For no one possessed the leadership to keep the great empire from crumbling. But Alexander’s legend endured to spread into worlds he had seen only in dreams.
- ISBN10 0394520688
- ISBN13 9780394520681
- Publish Date 12 November 1981 (first published 9 November 1981)
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Pantheon Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 335
- Language English