- Paperback: 440 pages
- Publisher: Voyager; (Reissue) edition (21 April 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0006482678
- ISBN-13: 978-0006482673
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 9.9 x 3.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,183,689 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Synopsis
A reworking of the legend of Alexander the Great - with a female protagonist. Ailixond, Lord of Safi, had taken his army across half the known world to assuage his appetite for conquest. Never had he met anyone like Aleizon Ailix Ayndra - a woman soldier who will one day rule the known world.
From the Back Cover
Ailixond, Lord of Safi, had taken his all-conquering army across half the known world in his insatiable appetite for conquest. But never in all his travels had he met anyone like Aleizon Ailix Ayndra…
When a mysterious young vagabond joined his army on the road to Haramin, Ailixond had no idea that he had found the woman who could match him, blow by blow, in wit, passion and ruthless ambition.
"AS EXOTIC AS LEGEND"
British Book News
"As bold and subversive as it is sweeping and romantic…interweaving the politics of sex and power into a canvas of ancient history, Spedding's fantasy is vivid and turbulent"
NEW STATESMAN
"Spedding brilliantly conveys the complex, flawed, driven personalities of a heroine and hero who share the same restless genius…The depth and richness recalls Mary Renault, while the clear-eyed toughness merits comparison with Cecelia Holland"
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
Format:Paperback
I thought this was a fantastic book with brilliant compelling characters. A complex story line with all the politics of ancient history and warfare and romance. A wonderful series with a heroine and hero who are far from cardboard cut outs. The author deserves a wider recognition.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Disappointing
I read a good variety of books, and enjoyed the idea of retelling of the Alexander the Great story. I seriously struggled with this book. The grammar and sentence structure was very poor, so much so that I struggled to enjoy the story as I constantly had to backtrack to correct the errors in my mind.
I advise you that if you find poor grammar frustrating to not pick up this book, as you will not be getting the story, you will be noticing all the errors. I am sorry that I feel this way as I was looking forward to the retelling.
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com:
1 review
amazing story set in the time of Alexander the Great
25 Feb 2006
Format:Paperback
I randomly picked this book up many years ago when I was in high school and on vacation with my family in England. I grew up reading fantasy and am still a huge fan, especially of books featuring strong female characters which this features. This is an alternate version of the Alexander the Great story, set in a different world than ours but at a similar time. In this version there is a girl, "Ailix", that joins up with the army and eventually meets its Alexander. They proceed to have all sorts of adventures. It is the amazing writing, particularly the character dialogue interweaving that caught my attention and kept it throughout. The author has a extremely deft way of conveying all the subtleties and underlying tensions in human interactions and developing the characters. I loved this book and reread many many times over the years while looking for the second and third books of this trilogy. Unfortunately the plot and storytelling declined with those two but the first book definitely can stand on its own with no problems. My recommendation is to read this one, enjoy it and don't bother with the others. Maybe I built up too many expectations over the years of waiting and rereading and imagining but they were a definite let-down when I finally got a hold of them.
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