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Series
The Alexander the Great duology is a mythic heroic-fantasy sequence centred on Parmenion, a brilliant outsider whose military gifts draw him into the rise of Macedon. Gemmell uses recognisable names and settings as the framework for a supernatural struggle involving prophecy, reincarnation and forces that seek to shape the destiny of a future conqueror.
Lion of Macedon follows Parmenion from an embittered youth to Philip's most formidable strategist. Dark Prince shifts the danger towards the young Alexander, whose extraordinary potential attracts both human ambition and an ancient evil. The result is fantasy inspired by antiquity rather than a conventional historical reconstruction.
Reading order
Parmenion is born between worlds: too Macedonian for the Spartans who raise him and never fully accepted by either people. Mocked in youth but gifted with an exceptional understanding of warfare, he learns to turn humiliation into discipline and becomes a commander whose victories attract the…
Parmenion has helped Philip build a powerful kingdom, but the future now turns on Alexander, a gifted child surrounded by ambition, prophecy and fear. The boy's extraordinary potential makes him valuable to rulers and mystics alike, while an ancient darkness seeks to claim the force within…