Fire from Heaven

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I'd never read a novel about Alexander the Great before this. I quite enjoyed it. This is the first in a trilogy, so it mainly dealt with his early life. I look forward to reading the rest of the series.

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Lucy_Anywhere

Fire from Heaven | Mary Renault

#TBRPile š“ ā€The child was awakened by the knotting of the snake‘s coils about his waist.ā€¯

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SkeletonKey

Fire from Heaven | Mary Renault

Reading in bed.

I‘d love to take a nice photo of the book but they REALLY DO NOT WANT YOU TO FORGET THAT IT‘S AN INTERLIBRARY LOAN!

I‘m starting the Alexander the Great trilogy.

#historicalnovel

Crazeedi I hate when they do that 4y

SkeletonKey @Crazeedi - Me too! 4y

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arielmonsen

Fire from Heaven | Mary Renault

read in january 2021

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Texreader

Fire from Heaven | Mary Renault

I was debating choosing this one for #Macedonia #readingeurope2020 but went with a shorter book. Of course today it goes on sale.

rwmg Read it (and its sequel) anyway. Two of my favourite books ever. š¨š¨š¨

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Texreader @rwmg Really? Hmmmm. Wondering if I should grab it if it‘s still on sale. Ok just checked. No longer on sale. What was about it that made it a favorite? (edited) 4y

rwmg @Texreader She's a great storyteller. Wonderful world-building. Yes, her view of Alexander is seen through rose-coloured glasses but reading her books as a gay teen back in the 1970s, I felt she really ā€gotā€ the emotional component of being gay rather than focusing on sex and accepted it. Also, I read somewhere recently that most contemporary scholars interested in Alexander, when asked what first attracted their interest, answered ā€Mary Renaultā€. (edited) 4y

Texreader @rwmg That‘s awesome when an author can have such a touching impact! I‘ll keep an eye out for it again to try to catch it. Thanks so much! 4y

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BacklistReader

Fire from Heaven | Mary Renault

History has always been a subject I‘ve enjoyed so this weeks #unreadandontheshelf is selection of history books mostly but the one I‘m most interested in is Roseblood because it is supposed to be a Phantom of the Opera retelling. And that‘s one of my favorite broadway shows (and movie).

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BacklistReader

Fire from Heaven | Mary Renault

Starting my last book for #charmsextracredit
I still have about half of Harley Quinn Hot in the City but I needed something different...
#magicalreadathon2018

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lycomayflower

Fire from Heaven | Mary Renault

#nakedhardcovers
#riotgrams

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Magdawrites

Fire from Heaven | Mary Renault

One more from the Louvre:) The Winged Victory of Samothrace was built to honor the Goddess of war, Niki.

Does anyone else love ancient Greek history?

On that note, here is a quote from Renault's excellent book on Alexander the Great:"They had not believed in him before he came; when they saw him, they believed still less; but when they watched the war-scarred faces of warriors forty years old, intent on his every word, they believed at last"

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writerlibrarian

Fire from Heaven | Mary Renault

From Alexander to Hadrian. I missed putting Yourcenar's wonderful book in there too. #seasonsreadings2016 #fictionnonfictionpairing

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writerlibrarian

Fire from Heaven | Mary Renault

A few of my favourite. All are masters in telling an amazing story. Special mention to Barbara Tuchman's The Guns of August which is one of the most important WW1 history you will ever read. #septphotochallenge #womenwriters

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