Fire From Heaven
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
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Before he became the most celebrated conqueror the ancient world had ever seen, Alexander of Macedon was a boy of extraordinary gifts, burning ambitions, and dangerous enemies — and Mary Renault's Fire from Heaven chronicles his formative years with breathtaking intimacy and historical precision. Set against the volatile, blood-soaked court of King Philip II of Macedon, the novel traces Alexander's youth from early childhood through his legendary relationship with Hephaistion, his rigorous tutelage under Aristotle, and the relentless political scheming that shaped one of history's most magnetic figures. Renault presents a world of honour, violence, and passionate loyalty, where a boy who believes himself descended from Achilles must forge an identity powerful enough to eclipse even his warrior father. Renault's mastery of the ancient Greek world is unrivalled among historical novelists — her prose is at once scholarly and sensuous, rendering the moral codes, religious beliefs, and human rivalries of the 4th century BCE with remarkable authenticity. Fire from Heaven is the first volume in her celebrated Alexander trilogy, and it establishes the psychological foundation for everything that follows: a portrait of genius in its rawest, most restless form. Readers who enter Alexander's world here will find it impossible to leave.
Author: Mary Renault
Format: Paperback
Genre: Historical fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Before he became the most celebrated conqueror the ancient world had ever seen, Alexander of Macedon was a boy of extraordinary gifts, burning ambitions, and dangerous enemies — and Mary Renault's Fire from Heaven chronicles his formative years with breathtaking intimacy and historical precision. Set against the volatile, blood-soaked court of King Philip II of Macedon, the novel traces Alexander's youth from early childhood through his legendary relationship with Hephaistion, his rigorous tutelage under Aristotle, and the relentless political scheming that shaped one of history's most magnetic figures. Renault presents a world of honour, violence, and passionate loyalty, where a boy who believes himself descended from Achilles must forge an identity powerful enough to eclipse even his warrior father. Renault's mastery of the ancient Greek world is unrivalled among historical novelists — her prose is at once scholarly and sensuous, rendering the moral codes, religious beliefs, and human rivalries of the 4th century BCE with remarkable authenticity. Fire from Heaven is the first volume in her celebrated Alexander trilogy, and it establishes the psychological foundation for everything that follows: a portrait of genius in its rawest, most restless form. Readers who enter Alexander's world here will find it impossible to leave.