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| Original Title: | Aléxandros: il confine del mondo |
| ISBN: | 0743434382 (ISBN13: 9780743434386) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Alexandros #3 |
| Characters: | Aristotle, Alexander the Great, Hephaestion, Parmenion, Callisthenes, Philotas, Ptolemy I Soter, Craterus, Eumenes, Leonnatus, Perdiccas, Lysimachus, Seleucus I Nicator, Barsine, Kalanos, Roxana of Bactria, Stateira II |
Valerio Massimo Manfredi
Paperback | Pages: 464 pages Rating: 4.11 | 4310 Users | 108 Reviews
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All his life, Alexander defied the limits the gods gave mortals. That passion overwhelmed cities and armies...and united a vast empire. Alexander was no longer simply King of Macedonia: The Pan-Hellenic League had named him Supreme Leader. Egypt crowned him Pharaoh. And all Persia acknowledged him as Great King. He was a true heir to Achilles and Hercules, a leader who had guided troops to victory beyond the Nile, the Tigris, and the Euphrates. Now, conquering India would place all of Asia in his hands. But his army reached the limit of its endurance, and the cost of triumph had been high -- in blood, betrayal, and tragedy. Alexander lost Barsine, his first beloved; Bucephalus, a steed unequaled; Peritas, his loyal hound; and Hephaestion, the closest companion of his youth. Still he sought the wisdom and might to transform the empire he had claimed into the one of which he dreamed, no longer divided into victors and vanquished, but a unified people under his rule. For Alexander was destined for timeless glory in the domain of heroes and gods -- both in his lifetime and in the realm of eternal legend.
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| Title | : | The Ends of the Earth (Alexandros #3) |
| Author | : | Valerio Massimo Manfredi |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 464 pages |
| Published | : | August 27th 2002 by Washington Square Press (first published 1998) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction |
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Ratings: 4.11 From 4310 Users | 108 ReviewsAssessment Appertaining To Books The Ends of the Earth (Alexandros #3)
Valerio Massimo Manfredi's ALEXANDER: THE ENDS OF THE EARTH is the final part of his epic trilogy charting the life of Alexander the Great. This one takes us through to the gruelling end, incorporating Alexander's war against the Persian king, Darius, and his invasion of India along the way.It's an eventful read as ever, although it never quite reaches the same level of quality as the previous instalment, THE SANDS OF AMMON. The main reason for this is that THE ENDS OF THE EARTH is a lot thickerWhilst I still enjoyed this, the third and final book in the trilogy, Alexander's biography does start to get a little bit repetitive - he raises an army, fights a battle, expands his kingdom, it's not enough so he moves on - he raises an army, fights a battle, expands his kingdom, it's not enough so he moves on... occasionally he meets the odd Arabian princess and falls in love (or lust?). That said, there are some genuine insights into the kind of person Alexander the Great might have been -
Aléxandros: il confine del mondo = Alexander: The Ends of the Earth (Aléxandros, #3), Valerio Massimo ManfrediThe Ends of the Earth (original title: Il confine del Mondo) is the third and last part of Valerio Massimo Manfredi's trilogy on Alexander the Great. After the Oracle of Ammon told him he is the son of Zeus, Alexander feels invincible and marches north towards the historic town of Babylon. The beautiful city is ravaged and the Palace of Persepolis, the former residence of King Darius, is
A fitting end to a wonderful trilogy! Valerie Massimo Manfredi has outdone himself with the Alexander trilogy. A masterful storytelling to the legendary heroics of Alexander of Macedon. The story, although most of which is known by any average enthusiast of history, has a wonderful re-imagining at the hands of this gem of a writer who I think is very underrated. It certainly won't leave you guessing but rather keeps you wanting more!
I'm very glad to have finished Manfredi's trilogy: it was good, well-researched and introduced me to Peritas, Alexander's dog. I think that, having read Mary Renault's The Persian Boy, it will be hard for me to really enjoy any narrative retelling of Alexander's conquests. That said, this is a great attempt, I'm not surprised that it was an international bestseller, but...a lot of the major issues were avoided or brushed over: Alexander's bisexuality, the murder of his father, the speculation
This one dragged a bit more than the other two but was still a good ending to the series. I think he did his best work when weaving more of the mythical elements into the story (such as the mother dancing in the glade and winding herself with the snake god book two?) this one lacked that quality in the others, but really you have to read it to get the end of the story and the story as a whole is terribly epic.
An excellent ending to one of the most exciting adventures ever. The facts in the last few years of the Macedonian expedition are recounted brilliantly so as to create that atmosphere of insecurity and tension around Alexander. The epilogue was also well thought and narrated so that the readers know what happened just after the end of the story without needing to research it themselves.Brilliant ending of a brilliant trilogy.
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