Book description
Ruler. Puppet Master. Killer.
Glory. Death. Well-born Athenian cavalry officer, Kineas, fought shoulder to shoulder with Alexander in his epic battles against the Persian hordes. But on his return from the east to his native city, he finds not glory but shame - and exile.
With nothing to his name…
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I'm crazy about historical fiction. I especially like when I'm shown history I don't know already. I always thought Alexander the Great won all his battles. But Tyrant portrays one he lost. Or that his general, Zopyrion, lost, against an alliance of Greeks and Scythians. Tyrant taught me about the culture of the Scythians and also of the Black Sea Greek colonies. I like books that aren't cut and dry, good guys vs. bad guys, and Tyrant is not. This book depicts many different factions plotting and vying, changing loyalties from day to day, factions of mercenaries, Greeks, Scythians, aristocrats,…
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