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Alexander: Child of a Dream Book 1 by Valerio Massimo Manfredi
22.95 NZD
27.99 (18% off)
Category: Fiction
Book 1 of Three Volumes.This is the story of a boy, born to a great king - Philip of Macedon - and his sensuous queen, Olympias. It tells of the stern discipline of Philip and the wild passions of Olympias, and how, together, they formed Alexander, a young man of immense, unfathomable potential, capable ...Show more
Alexander: The Sands of Ammon 2/3 by Massimo, Manfredi Valerio
22.95 NZD
29.99 (23% off)
Category: Fiction
Continuing the epic saga of Alexander the Great, Alexander: 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 ...Show more
Empire of Dragons by Valerio Massimo Manfredi
25.00 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction
Southern Anatolia, 260 AD: The town of Edessa, a Roman outpost, is on its last legs, besieged by the Persian troops of Shapur I. Roman Emperor Licinius Valerianus agrees to meet his adversary to draw up a peace treaty, but it is only a trap and the Emperor and his twelve guards are chained and dragged a ...Show more
Empire of Dragons by Valerio Massimo Manfredi
34.95 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction
Roman Emperor Licinius Valerianus and his twelve guards are dragged away to work as prisoners in a solitary Persian turquoise mine. The Emperor dies, but his guards make a daring escape. They meet an exiled Chinese prince, Dan Qing, and agree to safeguard his journey home to reconquest his throne from h ...Show more
Heroes by Valerio Massimo Manfredi
27.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction
Formerly published as "Talisman of Troy", this novel has been retitled. A castaway tossed onto a deserted beach is the last survivor of a world that no longer exists. He has a terrible, fascinating story to tell - the true reason for which the Trojan War was fought ...The protagonist of this tale is Dio ...Show more
Ides of March by Valerio Massimo Manfredi
19.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction
March, 44 BC. Rome, in all her glory, has expanded her territories beyond the wildest dreams of her citizens, led by Caius Julius Caesar - Pontifex Maximus, dictator perpetuo, invincible military leader and only fifty-six years old. He is a man in command of his destiny, who wields enormous power throug ...Show more
Lost Army by Valerio Massimo Manfredi
19.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction
The 4th century BC. A village in Syria. A woman, dressed in rags and covered in blisters and sores, is seen approaching on the road coming from the north. Suspicious of her, the villagers shout and throw rocks at her. She is struck and falls. She seems dead...Her story encompasses one of the great colle ...Show more
Odysseus:The Oath by Valerio Massimo Manfredi
37.99 NZD
Category: Fiction
This is the first title in an epic series following the life of Odysseus - adventure, passion and battle in ancient Greece. A man becomes a hero...As a young boy in Ithaca, Odysseus listens in wonder to his grandfather Autolykos, a man feared by many across the land as a ruthless fighter. He learns of h ...Show more
Odysseus: the Return by Valerio Massimo Manfredi
34.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction
The extraordinary story of a legendary hero continues ...After ten years of uninterrupted war, blood and agony, the Trojans have finally been defeated. Odysseus and his men begin the epic journey of returning to Ithaca. Along the way, terrifying enemies await them: the cyclops Polyphemus, the lotus eate ...Show more
Pharaoh by Valerio Massimo Manfredi
25.99 NZD
Category: General Fiction
Jerusalem, 586BC, the Kingdom of Judah is on the verge annihilation by the Babylonians. In the chaos the Prophet Jeremiah rushes to save the sacred "Ark of the Covenant". As he locates the preordained hiding place which will make it impossible to be found, he makes a terrible discovery ...<br>The ...Show more