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Fire from Heaven Free FREE FIRE FROM HEAVEN PDF Mary Renault | 384 pages | 10 Oct 2002 | Random House USA Inc | 9780375726828 | English | New York, United States Fire from Heaven Fire From Heaven tells the story of the childhood Fire from Heaven coming of age of Prince Alexander of Macedon, tracing the emergence of gifts that would Fire from Heaven in manhood to world-shaking accomplishments and everlasting fame as Alexander the Great. It is a story of a brilliant mind and fierce spirit finding its way in a world defined Fire from Heaven fundamental conflicts between his father, the King of Macedon, and his violently jealous mother, and between growing Macedonian power and opposition from the traditional Greek powers. The vision that would lead to historic victories reveals itself here in smaller-scale battles, some literal, many others waged within his soul. The young prince learns much from a succession of tutors, but as is always the case with Fire from Heaven, it is what he learns on his own that sets him apart. In this novel Renault sets aside her more usual first-person viewpoint to round out Alexander's perspective with those of his friend and lover Hephaestion and an assortment of others. We follow the political steps that will end in the defeat in battle of the united Thebans and Athenians, and the plots and feuds that will lead to Philip's assassination. Just as important as the sequence of events that puts Alexander on the throne at the moment Fire from Heaven father's long-planned invasion of the Persian Empire is about to begin, is his emergence as a leader of men, Fire from Heaven love Fire from Heaven both honor and a burning dream of glory. It's almost unthinkable that anyone could read this novel without an ardent desire to know what happens next. Several novels portray the adult accomplishments of Alexander the Great, and it takes more than one to get a full perspective on those remarkable deeds. But Renault's great work of imagination in Fire From Heavendelving deep into the heart of the boy who would someday rule most of the known world, seems unlikely ever to be surpassed. Back to Novels of Ancient History. Back to Directory of Book Reviews. America 19th C. Copyright HistoricalFiction. book review: Fire From Heaven by Mary Renault – pace, amore, libri Uh-oh, Fire from Heaven looks like your Internet Explorer is out of date. For a better shopping Fire from Heaven, please upgrade now. Javascript is not enabled in your browser. Enabling JavaScript in your browser will allow you to experience all the features of our site. Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser. NOOK Book. Excerpted by permission of Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. All rights reserved. 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