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

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

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Alexander the Great is the focus of Harry Sidebottom's new historical fiction epic, which shines new light on the greatest hero of the Ancient World. Prince of the Macedonian royal house of Lyncestis, Alexander of Lyncestis is torn between friendship and the duty to avenge his murdered brothers. He is under threat from Persians, Greeks, and Macedonians, and his life hangs by a thread for six years of conspiracy and battle.

Format: Hardback
Length: 432 pages
Publication date: 09 November 2023
Publisher: Zaffre


The new historical fiction epic from one of Britain's best-loved authors shines new light on the greatest hero of the Ancient World, Alexander The Great.

In 334 BC, 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.

Together, his Macedonian army marches East into the unknown, winning battles against overwhelming odds, storming impregnable fortresses from the Aegean through to India.

But there is another Alexander. Prince of the Macedonian royal house of Lyncestis, he becomes Alexander the Great's general and most trusted friend.

Alexander of Lyncestis is torn: between this friendship and the duty to avenge his murdered brothers. And he is under threat, too. Others - Persians, Greeks, Macedonians - see him as a rival for the throne. For six years of conspiracy and battle, his life hangs by a thread.

For Alexander of Lyncestis is the Shadow King.

Praise for Harry Sidebottom's historical novels:

An extraordinarily vivid take on the ancient world - EVENING STANDARD

The best sort of red-blooded historical fiction - ANDREW TAYLOR

More twists and turns than the Tiber itself - RORY CLEMENTS

Explosive action and knuckle-whitening drama - GUARDIAN

Blazes with searing scholarship - THE TIMES

A storming triumph - DAILY TELEGRAPH

Epic - MARY BEARD

Brilliant - BEN KANE

Weight: 658g
Dimension: 163 x 243 x 42 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781838777975

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