A question about an Alexander book?

[lindsey]

I hear about a fictional book about Alexander called "A choice of destinies"-an email buddy told me it's good and that it has the best Hephaistion she ever read in a fictional book.So,did anyone here read it?What did you think?What's Hephaestion like?Thanks a lot,Linds

[susan]

You can see some more details and a review of it here:http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... lanceSusan

[Lindsey]

Thanks!I took a look at it but I'm still hoping for an opinion from someone here...still,it's appriciated.Mara

[lindsey]

God,it got posted before I could write the whole thing,I hit it by mistake;I was gonna ask Mara,the girl that posted that question about the quote to tell me which sources she's reading right now coz' I wanna see which ones she found;me,when i was starting my research I couldn't find Arrian at all!Had to order him of the net...

[mlygia]

There is a good review in Reames-Zimmerman: http://home.earthlink.net/~mathetria/Be ... lt.html.It has a list of several fiction about Alexander published since about 1920, along with reviews, and a list of related mediums. Treatments of Hephaistion in various novels are addressed in the reviews.

[lindsey]

Thanks for the link!Very interesting...But,no one here read it?Ah well...Thanks again,Linds

[Tre]

I've read it. It's one of the better ones (probably a tick below Tarr's book, Lord of the Two Lands)and has an interesting premise, but it is no where near as good as Renault, who towers above everyone else.