Book description
Continuing the epic saga of Alexander the Great,
Alexander: 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 Darius' domain of land and sea.
Even the legendary Halicarnassus is defeated by the Macedonian armies.
Ruthlessly, Alexander's war machine moves ever onward taking him up into
the snow-covered Anatolian highlands. But there is danger ahead. Despite
the defeat of Darius, 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. Valerio Massimo Manfredi is professor of classical archaeology
at Luigi Bocconi University in Milan. He has published nine works of
fiction, including the bestselling Spartan
and The Last Legion
. The Alexander
trilogy has been translated into 24 languages in 38 countries. He has
written and hosted documentaries on the ancient world, and has written
screenplays for cinema and television.
