The Shadow King

Name: The Shadow King
Rating: 4.2 (404 reviews)

by Harry Sidebottom

First published 2023

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Alexander of Lyncestis survives the murder of Philip II and the execution of his brothers because the new king, Alexander the Great, spares him. Bound to the conqueror by friendship, family rivalry and suspicion, he joins the Macedonian invasion of Persia while others continue to regard him as a possible claimant to the throne.

Across six years of campaigning, Alexander of Lyncestis is caught between loyalty to the king and the grievances of his own house. Persian approaches and accusations of conspiracy turn a military companion into a guarded prisoner whose fate depends on the increasingly absolute power of his namesake.

Historical Periods

Rise of Macedon359–336 BCE Battle of the Granicus334 BCE Battle of Issus333 BCE Siege of Tyre332 BCE Battle of Gaugamela331 BCE Burning of Persepolis330 BCE

Genres

Biographical Fiction Court & Political Fiction War Fiction

Historical people

Alexander of Lyncestisc. 5th century BCE–331 BCE Alexander the Great357 BCE–324 BCE Darius III381 BCE–331 BCE Antipater398 BCE–320 BCE Olympias376 BCE–317 BCE Philip II of Macedonc. 382–336 BCE