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de Valerio Massimo Manfredi (Author) "Olympias's decision to visit the Sanctuary of Dodona was the result of a strange premonition that had come to her as she slept alongside her..." En savoir plus
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Before his birth, omens foretold that Alexander, son of the warrior-king Philip of Macedonia, was destined for greatness. From boyhood, the prince was trained by the finest scholars and mightiest soldiers to attain extraordinary strength of body and spirit. A descendant of Heracles and Achilles, Alexander aimed to surpass his ancestors' heroism and honor, and his chosen companions strove to be worthy to share his godlike fate.

Even as a youth, Alexander's deeds were unequaled. In a single day, he tamed the fierce steed Bucephalus. In his first battle, his troops defeated the invincible Sacred Band. And as he grew to manhood, surrounded by deadly plots and intrigue, his friends pledged to follow him to the ends of the world. With the support of that loyal group of men, Alexander's might would transform dreams of conquest into reality amid the fabled cities of Persia and the mysterious East...and his destiny would carry them all to glory.

About the Author

Dr. Valerio Massimo Manfredi is an Italian historian, archaeologist, and journalist. The professor of archaeology in the "Luigi Bocconi" University in Milan and a familiar face on European television, he has published a number of scientific articles and essays as well as thirteen novels, including the Alexander trilogy and The Last Legion. Alexander was published in thirty-six languages in fifty-five countries and was sold for a major film production in the U.S., and The Last Legion is soon to be a major motion picture starring Colin Firth and Ben Kingsley. Dr. Manfredi is married with two children and lives in a small town near Bologna.

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4.0étoiles sur 5 Not bad...for a translation., Avril 15 2004
Par Elemental Warp "Elemental Warp" (Madison, WI United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires
There are a couple things you must know when you read this book. First of all, the author had to take a few creative liberties with the details of Alexander's life. This is, more or less, historical fiction. Entertaining fiction, but fiction none the less.
Second, keep in mind that this is a translation from the Italian. No translation is ever going to be as good as the original.
Those things aside, this book is a very quick read, and very entertaining. It will not inspire anyone to go out and take over the world, but it's a good rainy day book. The license Manfredi took with the facts is easily overlooked if you're not a keen historian. For those who know (almost) nothing about Alexander, this is a good start for your education. Unlike non-fiction books, this holds a degree of suspense and intrigue.
If you are a die-hard history buff, you don't like embellishments, or you need intricate and multi-faceted characters, maybe you should consider getting the book from a library first.
If not, enjoy this book, because it is a great start to the trilogy.
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3.0étoiles sur 5 disappointing..., Sep 29 2003
Althought the plot was good, the characters very one-sided. The author tried too hard to make Alexander look like the heroic but human king. A good book will read itself, but when I was reading this one, I felt like I was being given a history lesson in which I had to remember lots of details and information. I hope the movie which they are making based on this book will not be so disappointing.
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1.0étoiles sur 5 Flat as all hell, Juil 22 2003
While this trilogy is entertaining enough if you have no expectations, it far from impressed me. The characterisations were about as flat as I have read in any book; when Hepaestion died in the third book I didn't care in the slightest, even though it would have been the most devastating event of Alexander's life. Alexander himself was dull and overly obsessed with bedding any female he came across. I struggled to get through the mediocrity of the trilogy, which is really saying something considering I read pretty much any Alexander book I come across.

The trilogy is really the equivalent of a shallow action movie. The writing was entirely lacking in any sort of poeticism or complexity, especially when compared to the Alexander Trilogy by Mary Renault. Whether this is the fault of Manfredi or the translator I do not know, but it results in readable but unimpressive novels. Why this trilogy is a worldwide best-seller is completely beyond me. Pick it up if you want a bit of mindless entertainment but otherwise head straight for the books by Renault if you want compelling and well-written fiction about Alexander's life.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 an insightful and brilliant novel
The book retells Alexander's childhood and adolescence, growing up in the Macedonian city of Pella and moving to the town of Mieza, where he commences his studies with Aristotle... Read more
Publié le Jui 23 2003

3.0étoiles sur 5 Alexander before becoming the Great
This a wonderful account of Alexander's childhood and adolescence. It was a wonderful account of his father (King Philip)struggling to build the Macedon kingdom which sets up... Read more
Publié le Fév 14 2003 par azmi21

3.0étoiles sur 5 It's okay
It is said that there aren't much record left on Alexander's childhood, except for a few episodes here and there. Read more
Publié le Déc 25 2002 par PuppyTalk

5.0étoiles sur 5 Interesting
Child of a Dream is the first volumen of the trilogy which tell us the first part of Alexander's life since his birth, offspring of Olympia of Epiro and Philip of Macedonia, his... Read more
Publié le Déc 10 2002 par Oscar L. Vazquez

2.0étoiles sur 5 not very good
I picked this up hoping for something in the vein of I, Claudius. I suppose I was setting this up for a fall, but I didn't expect it to be so bad. Read more
Publié le Déc 3 2002 par N. Moeckel

1.0étoiles sur 5 Alexander the 1-dimensional
I have never before hated a book. Never. Until now.

I forced myself to finish it, however, in the hopes that it would somehow redeem itself. Read more

Publié le Nov. 11 2002 par Clay Robeson

5.0étoiles sur 5 A Terrific Introduction to Alexander
The life of Alexander the Great is among the most popular subjects of ancient studies, and thus a common theme for fiction set in ancient Greece. Dr. Read more
Publié le Oct. 27 2002 par Caesar

4.0étoiles sur 5 alexander boy warrior
good detailed story of the rise of alexander from child
sometimes book like these are filled with too may greek/macedonian names that get confusing after a while. Read more
Publié le Sep 27 2002 par William D. Tompkins

3.0étoiles sur 5 Interesting ...
A popular rendition of the Alexander's history. A bit kitsch a times, but still good if you cannot digest standard history text.
Publié le Aoû 16 2002 par Puneet Tanwar

4.0étoiles sur 5 Hmmm...
The first part in the trilogy, Alexander: Child of a Dream is possibly the best of the three, at least better than the second part. Read more
Publié le Jui 13 2002 par S. Hameed

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