Lion of Macedon by David Gemmell

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Synopsis
Over and again, the aged seeress Tamis scried all the possible tomorrows. In every one, dark forces threatened Greece; terrible evil was poised to reenter the world. The future held only one hope: a half-caste Spartan boy, Parmenion. So Tamis made it her mission to see that Parmenion would before the deadliest warrior in the world — no matter what the cost.

Raised to manhood in Sparta, bullied and forced to fight for his life every day, Parmenion had no notion of the unseen dimensions of magic and mystery that shaped his fate. He grew in strength and cunning. His military genius earned him the title Strategos in Sparta. His triumphs for the city of Thebes made him a hero. And finally his fate led him to the service of Philip of Macedon.

As Tamis had foreseen, Parmenion's destiny was tied to the Dark God, to Philip, and to the yet-unborn Alexander. All too soon the future was upon them. Parmenion stood poised to defeat evil — or to open the gate for the Dark God to reenter the world.

Review
David Gemmell turns his writing talents to historical fantasy and produces a blinder. Exhilarating, captivating and set in Ancient Greece, Gemmell presents us with another first-class lead. Parmenion is a Spartan of mixed ancestry, scorned as a half-breed by other Spartans. Living a life fuelled by thoughts of vengeance his path crosses that of the Macedonian king Philip as he has to overcome ordeals both in the world he knows and against the hordes of evil in Hades. Lion of Macedon is a combination of the best of both worlds (history and fantasy) and will appeal to anybody who enjoys reading quality books.

Lion of Macedon (Amazon.co.uk)

Author: David Gemmell
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 512
Publication date: 1992-03-05
Publisher: Orbit

RRP: £8.99
Lowest new price: £2.18
Lowest used price: £0.32

A spellbinding historical fantasy novel set in Ancient Greece - a tale of empire, power and magic.
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Lion of Macedon (Amazon.co.uk)

Author: David Gemmell
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 512
Publication date: 1992-03-05
Publisher: Orbit

RRP: $16.50
Lowest new price: $8.18
Lowest used price: $0.97

He is Parmenion. A hated outsider, he must fight the hardened heroes of Sparta. He will survive. Dark forces have marked out his destiny as the most fearsome warlord the world has known. He is the Lion of Macedon. The man called Death of Nations will reshape the glory of Greece before he faces the wrath of hell...
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