Eine packende, atmosphärische und intensive, dabei historisch immer genaue Schilderung des Lebens Alexander des Großen (356-323 v. Chr.). Pressfield zeigt sich als Meister und Erneuerer des historischen Romans.
He ascended to the throne of Macedon at the age of nineteen. He died at the age of thirty-two, undefeated by any enemy. We remember him as Alexander the Great. . . This novel tells the story of this legendary colossus of the ancient world who was driven - and ultimately undone - by his insatiable lust for glory.