The Three Paradises

Name: The Three Paradises
Rating: 4.3 (835 reviews)

by Robert Fabbri Book 2 in the Alexander’s Legacy series.

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The struggle for Alexander’s empire widens as the settlement made after his death begins to fracture. The novel follows generals, royal women and rival factions as they manoeuvre through broken promises, disputed regency and war across the Macedonian world. The question of who benefits from Alexander’s death remains part of the political contest, while the empire’s supposed unity gives way to separate ambitions.

No settlement can satisfy commanders who possess armies and royal connections of their own. Widows, regents and heirs become political assets alongside fortresses and treasuries, and alliances remain useful only until circumstances change. The novel treats the Successor wars as a contest over legitimacy as much as territory, with Alexander’s memory repeatedly invoked by men dismantling his empire.

Historical Periods

Lamian War323–322 BCE Partition of Triparadisus321 BCE

Historical people

Alexander the Great357 BCE–324 BCE Olympias376 BCE–317 BCE Ptolemy I Soter369/368–282 BCE Roxana348 BCE–311 BCE Perdiccas366 BCE–322 BCE Philip III of Macedon360 BCE–318 BCE Antigonus I Monophthalmusc. 382–301 BCE