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Lion of Macedon delivers everything it promises..All in all, a wonderful excursion back to the Age of Heroes (ROBERT HOLDSTOCK )
The glory and magic of ancient Greece lives again in Gemmell's Lion of Macedon (LOCUS )
An enduring and compulsive epic...nobody writes better fantasy (STARBURST )
The glory and magic of ancient Greece lives again in Gemmell's Lion of Macedon (LOCUS )
An enduring and compulsive epic...nobody writes better fantasy (STARBURST )
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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having read many other David Gemmell books and a fair few other 'classical era' historical books, I can confidently say that this absolutely combines the best of both worlds, and in many ways beats the historical stories at their own game. The story focuses on the character of Alexander the Great's general Parmenion, who comes from a poor, but noble, family in Sparta where he is the victim of racist abuse and attacks for his foreign mother, to becoming Philip of Macedon's number one general and helping to lay the groundwork for one of the greatest empires of the aincient world.
Unlike the sequel (Dark Prince), Lion of Macedon largely refrains from involving many classical fantasy elements (magic, monsters, etc.) and focuses more on the historical side, which may not please fans of high fantasy, but makes the story that much more captivating. The fantasy element largely manifests itself in fortune-telling and predictions of fate, which don't really play a part in the story until Dark Prince.
Instead, the story is concerned with Parmenion helping Philip's small kingdom - poor, weak and surrounded by powerful enemies - to first survive, and then dominate the rest of Greece in the fascinatingly unstable and war-ravaged world of aincient Greece. Not to mention getting his revenge on the Spartan bigots who bullyed him when he was a child.
Although it isn't Gemmell's best book (everyone has a different favourite, but I would place Bloodstone and Winter Warriors highest), it's certainly up there with his very best, and that makes it one of the best of the best in the genre, and well worth reading if you're a fan of any kind of historical or fantasy fiction.
Unlike the sequel (Dark Prince), Lion of Macedon largely refrains from involving many classical fantasy elements (magic, monsters, etc.) and focuses more on the historical side, which may not please fans of high fantasy, but makes the story that much more captivating. The fantasy element largely manifests itself in fortune-telling and predictions of fate, which don't really play a part in the story until Dark Prince.
Instead, the story is concerned with Parmenion helping Philip's small kingdom - poor, weak and surrounded by powerful enemies - to first survive, and then dominate the rest of Greece in the fascinatingly unstable and war-ravaged world of aincient Greece. Not to mention getting his revenge on the Spartan bigots who bullyed him when he was a child.
Although it isn't Gemmell's best book (everyone has a different favourite, but I would place Bloodstone and Winter Warriors highest), it's certainly up there with his very best, and that makes it one of the best of the best in the genre, and well worth reading if you're a fan of any kind of historical or fantasy fiction.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This novel is quite probably David Gemmell's finest work to date. The tale itself centres around Parmenion: Lion of Macedon, from 389 - 356BC. As with most (if not all) of Gemmell's books, Lion of Macedon has three winning ingredients: a compelling plot, strong characterisation and pace. In the case of the latter, Lion of Macedon is rich in detail, yet, unlike many of his peers Gemmell does not overface the reader with irrelevancies. This means that the novel's pace never flags - holding readers' interest from the first page to the last. As well as this, the narrative is rich and evocative in a not too dissimilar fashion to Bernard Cornwell and Ross Leckie. This provides the book with believability, which is absolutely essential. As you may have guessed I really liked this novel, and as such would have no hesitation in recommending Lion of Macedon to anyone who has or has not sampled Gemmell's other works. It should also be mentioned that Lion of Macedon has a superb (if not quite so good) sequel entitled Dark Prince.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Gemmell's expertise in fantasy fiction writing shines through yet again. I first read this book in H/B whilst it was still on the shelf at Smiths. I could not afford it at the time and it was too long to wait for a P/B edition. He has mastered yet another era in Ancient History and tailor made it to his own imagination. Full of Heroic fantasy good V evil scenario, epic battle discriptives and a wealth of characters. Some so deep it was hard not to feel for them when they expired. I have read all of DG's books and have as yet never encountered a poorly written novel. I have only discovered one other book by DG better than this one, it was Morningstar, also written By David Gemmell.
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Engrossing early life of Parmenion, with a dash of fantasy
I went into David Gemmell's The Lion of Macedon off the back of having read his Troy trilogy, eager for more compelling readable, earthy retellings of history that characterise... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Isis
Buy it, Read it, Love it!!!
David Gemmell, George RR Martin.....and the chasing pack. A brilliant read, up there with the very best. Lion of Macedon sucks you in...and just won't spit you back out!!
Published 7 months ago by Parmenion
Blends history and fantasy
I wasn't sure about this from the outset. The idea of merging historical cultures and figures with the world of fantasy filled me with a little trepidation. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Debs
A fantastic Greek epic tale!
This book by David Gemmell is fantastic, well researched and very well written.
It's the story about Parmenion, the greatest General in Greek History. Read more
It's the story about Parmenion, the greatest General in Greek History. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Clemens Schoonderwoert
A fantastic read....a simply captivating and brilliant story
As a relative newcomer to David Gemmell, with my first books being the Troy series, I'm trying to read as much of his works as I can. Read more
Published 15 months ago by mrogers
Well researched
I good book from a good writer. The ending sets you up for the next title
Published 19 months ago by S. Rehal
excellent
having read the 3 books on Troy from David Gemmell i decided to have a look at the books on Parmenion and am happy i did and i very much enjoyed this book... Read more
Published 22 months ago by rob_hawke
A tour de force of historical adventure...
Other than his final trilogy about Troy, Lion of Macedon is Gemmell's only full soiree into historical fiction. And it is a tour de force. Read more
Published on 12 Feb 2010 by Robbie Swale
Hidden gem
This is a truly excellent novel (the follow-up 'Dark Prince' is not quite as good, but still a great read). Read more
Published on 14 Nov 2009 by Kaneda
Superb.
Quite simply the best book you will ever read. Even better than Andy Remic, and I like him a lot! Remic now claims to be the natural successor to David Gemmell, but we'll see with... Read more
Published on 22 Jun 2009 by Jonny R
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