The Persian Boy by Mary Renault5/8/2023 ![]() The Persian Boy is the second volume of the Novels of Alexander the Great trilogy, which also includes Fire from Heaven and Funeral Games. The result is a riveting account of a great conqueror's years of triumph and, ultimately, heartbreak. This passion comes at a time when much is at stake-Alexander has two wives, conflicts are ablaze, and plots on the Macedon king's life abound. Then, when Alexander conquers the land, he is given Bagoas as a gift, and the boy is besotted. When Bagoas is very young, his father is murdered and he is sold as a slave to King Darius of Persia. The Persian Boy centers on the most tempestuous years of Alexander the Great's life, as seen through the eyes of his lover and most faithful attendant, Bagoas. ![]() ![]() A New York Times–bestselling novel of the ancient king of Macedon and his lover by the author Hilary Mantel calls "a shining light." ![]()
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