Funeral Games

Title: Funeral Games Author: Mary Renault Fiction: 1725996 ISBN: 9780375714191 Publisher: Vintage Published: 2002 Binding: Paperback Language: English Edition: Reprint Number of Pages: 352 Condition Note: Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders. Publisher Description: "Renault's best historical novel yet.... Every detail has solid historical testimony to support it."-<i>New York Review of Books </i> <p/>After Alexander's death in 323 B.C .his only direct heirs were two unborn sons and a simpleton half-brother. Every long-simmering faction exploded into the vacuum of power. Wives, distant relatives, and generals all vied for the loyalty of the increasingly undisciplined Macedonian army. Most failed and were killed in the attempt. For no one possessed the leadership to keep the great empire from crumbling. But Alexander's legend endured to spread into worlds he had