The Shadow King - The brand new 2023 historical epic about Alexander The Great from the Sunday Times bestseller

Alexander the Great is just twenty-one years old when he sets out with a small army to challenge Persia, the largest and most powerful empire in the world. Prince of the Macedonian royal house of Lyncestis, he becomes Alexander the Great's general and most trusted friend.

About the author

Harry Sidebottom teaches Ancient History at Oxford University. His career as a novelist began with his Warrior of Rome series, which has sold over half a million copies. His next series, Throne of Caesars, was equally acclaimed. The Last Hour and The Burning Road introduced us once again to Marcus Clodius Ballista, hero of the Warrior of Rome books. The Shadow King is his fifteenth novel, and his first set in Ancient Greece.

Summary

Alexander the Great is just twenty-one years old when he sets out with a small army to challenge Persia, the largest and most powerful empire in the world. Prince of the Macedonian royal house of Lyncestis, he becomes Alexander the Great's general and most trusted friend.

Foreword

Everybody has heard of Alexander the Great - but few really know his story. His life is the most extraordinary story of military adventure ever told. The epic new standalone from one of Britain's best-loved historical fiction authors.

Product details

• Authors: Harry Sidebottom
• Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.09.2024
• EAN: 9781838777999
• ISBN: 978-1-83877-799-9
• No. of pages: 432
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 304 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Contemporary literature (from 1945); Fiction > Suspense; FICTION / Historical, Historical fiction, FICTION / Thrillers / Military, Ancient Greece, military history, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, FICTION / Thrillers / Historical, Thriller / suspense fiction, Ancient Rome