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Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading lion of macedon. The story is loosely based on historic events, but adds fantasy elements such as supernatural creatures and sorcery that become even more significant in the books sequel. Alexander the great, king, the lion of macedon has a mysterious fever. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading lion of macedon hawk queen. Unlike the first book in this duology, the lion of macedon, which was mostly historical fiction with a dash of fantasy thrown in, dark prince is fullblown historical fantasy. Parmenion is a spartan in training but faces prejudice and violence due to his parents being both macedonian and spartan and the influences of a sorceress who. A former journalist and newspaper editor, gemmell had his first work of fiction published in 1984. David gemmell was born in london, england, in the summer of 1948. Lion of macedon is a historical fantasy novel by english author david gemmell. Lion of macedon by david gemmell return to book page. Aug 17, 2019 this enjoyable historical fantasy set in ancient greece spans three decades in the career of parmenion, a spartan of mixed ancestry whose life is being shaped.
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Lion of macedon hawk queen kindle edition by gemmell, david. In the realm of the wolf the first chronicles of druss the legend. Dark forces have marked out his destiny as the most fearsome warlord greece has ever known. Dark prince lion of macedon kindle edition by gemmell, david. Expelled from school at sixteen, he became a bouncer by night, working at nightclubs in soho. The story of lion ofmacedon was born on a greek island, in the shadow of a ruined acropolis, beneath the walls of a fortress built by crusader knights. Published in may 15th 1991 the book become immediate popular and critical acclaim in historical, historical fiction books. First published in 1990, it and its 1991 sequel, dark prince, follow the career of a fictionalized version of the macedonian general parmenion.
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