Valerio Massimo Manfredi Boeken

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. 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.

Part archaeological adventure, part philological mystery from the master of historical fiction.

Continuing the epic saga of Alexander the Great. The Sands of Ammon brilliantly describes Alexander's quest to conquer Asia, the limitless domain ruled by the Great King of the Persians. In a seemingly impossible venture, Alexander and his men storm Persian fortresses and harbours, crippling King Daruis' domination of land and sea. Even the legendary Haliacarnassus is defeated by the Macedionan armies. Ruthlessly, Alexander's war machine moves ever onward taking him up into the snow-covered Anatolian highlands, and ever closer to his destiny. But there is much danger ahead. Despite the defeat of Daruis, the Island City of Tyre and the Towers of Gaza prove to be formidable obstacles. Undeterred, Alexander surges forth over land and sea to the mysterious land of Egypt And there, in the sands, lies the Oracle of Ammon, waiting to reveal an amazing truth to Alexander. One that will change his already amazing life

The first volume of Alexander describes how the combined discipline and passion of his parents formed the talented Alexander, then portrays the start of his great adventure to conquer the civilised world in ancient times.

March, 44 BC. Rome, in all her glory, has expanded her territories beyond the wildest dreams of her citizens, led by Caius Julius Caesar -- Pontifex Maximus, dictator perpetuo, invincible military leader and only fifty-six years old. He is a man in command of his destiny, who wields enormous power throughout the vast empire. However his god-given mission - to end the blood-splattered fratricidal wars, reconcile implacably hostile factions and preserve Roman civilization and world order - is teetering dangerously close to collapse... His power is draining away. None of his supporters can stop the inexorably evolving plot against him and prophecy will explode into truth on the Ides of March and the world will change forever. This is political thriller laced through with all the intrigue and action surrounding one of the most crucial turning points in the history of western civilization.

The first novel in Manfredi's outstanding trilogy of brutal passion and grand adventure in ancient Greece.

The 4th century BC. A village in Syria. A woman, dressed in rags and covered in blisters and sores, is seen approaching on the road coming from the north. Suspicious of her, the villagers shout and throw rocks at her. She is struck and falls. She seems dead. Her story encompasses one of the great collective acts of heroism of the ancient world

The first title in the epic following the life of Odysseus - adventure, passion and battle in ancient Greece.

In 470 AD, as the Western Roman Empire falls, a group of British Roman soldiers embarks on a challenging journey to Rome. Upon arrival, they discover the city in turmoil but remain determined to fulfill their mission of rescuing the last Emperor's son to preserve the spirit of the Empire.

In this epic story filled with passion, courage & adventure, the author of the internationally bestselling Alexander trilogy tells the tale of two warriors united by blood & torn apart by law. This is the saga of a Spartan family, unraveled by a harsh custom of their people that causes them to abandon one of their own. The elder son, healthy Brithos, will live comfortably. Feeble Talos must be sacrificed to the wolves of Mt Taygetus. Unbeknownst to his grieving parents, however, the child is miraculously found & saved by a Helot--the once-proud people who now live in servitude to Sparta. While his brother is raised in the warrior caste, Talos, now a slave, is schooled in the history of the Helots by his adoptive father. He learns the legend of Aristodemus, their last king, whose armor, it's prophesied, will be worn again by the liberator of his people. When the brothers meet for the 1st time since their separation, it's over crossed swords as Talos defends the woman he loves from Brithos' brutality. But fate has a greater destiny in store for them. As war looms, their lives become entwined in ways neither could have imagined. They live out their story in a world dominated by the clash between Persia & the Greek poleis until their blood & human solidarity unites.