Product Description

Continuing the epic saga of Alexander the Great. The Sands of Ammon brilliantly describes Alexander's quest to conquer Asia, the limitless domain ruled by the Great King of the Persians. In a seemingly impossible venture, Alexander and his men storm Persian fortresses and harbours, crippling King Daruis' domination of land and sea. Even the legendary Haliacarnassus is defeated by the Macedionan armies. Ruthlessly, Alexander's war machine moves ever onward taking him up into the snow-covered Anatolian highlands, and ever closer to his destiny. But there is much danger ahead. Despite the defeat of Daruis, the Island City of Tyre and the Towers of Gaza prove to be formidable obstacles. Undeterred, Alexander surges forth over land and sea to the mysterious land of Egypt And there, in the sands, lies the Oracle of Ammon, waiting to reveal an amazing truth to Alexander. One that will change his already amazing life

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #168543 in Books
• Published on: 2001-11-09
• Original language: Italian
• Binding: Paperback
• 496 pages

About the Author
Valerio Massimo Manfredi is an Italian historian and archaeologist and was voted Man of the Year 1999 by the American Biographical Institute. Manfredi's books have been translated into several lanuages. All of this Alexander books have been blockbusting successes all over Europe.

Customer Reviews

An excellent portrayal of Alexander the Great
This is the second book in the trilogy telling of the life of Alexander the Great - I've bought them all! I bought the first book (Child of a Dream), somewhat by accident. I wasn't sure if this would appeal to me - action books are more my scene. I was blown away, stacks of action, but with a historic context and with plenty of human insight and intrigue.
This book continues where the first left off, Alexander starts his quest to conquer Asia, ruled by the Persians, and we follow his progress all the way to Egypt. In the process, we learn about his most respected adversary Memnon, and Memnon's wife Barsine - later to become Alexander's lover. The story unfolds at breath-taking pace; this is truly a book you won't be able to put down.

The best of the trilogy
This book is the best in an excellent trilogy and has all the main action and adventure from Alexanders peak. Once again the seamless blend of fact and fiction takes you back thousands of years and draws you into a world so amazing you find it hard to believe, but is so well done that you do not question it. This set of books is a must read, even for people who are not usually historical fiction fans

Not without detail
After reading the first book in the Alexander trilogy I found this a little harder going but once past the first 50 pages really got into it. This book looks at the lengths Alexander was prepared to go to in order to exoand his already vast empire but also shows us his extrordianarily compassionate side towards those he wanted to lead.