ANDRUS, C.H.

An Olympian Adventure : A Serio-Comic Fantasy

Saskatoon, SK, Modern Press. 1981, 1st Canadian Edition. (ISBN: 0969085516) Trade Paperback. Book, Idiosyncratic picaresque novel recounting the comic antics of the Olympian Gods. xxiii, 262 p262p. Spine a little sun faded, else fine. Near Fine.

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Book number: 041007

Catalogue: Greece in Fiction - Ancient

Keywords: 0969085516 Greece Greek Mythology Fantasy Science Fiction Greek Canadian Writers Xgr 000 Xcan 000 Greek Mythology - Fiction

CAMERON, CHRISTIAN

Tyrant - Storm of Arrows

London, Orion. 2009. (ISBN: 1409102971) Pbk. Book, Kineas, the Athenian cavalry commander, has come a long way since being dismissed from the army of Alexander and vengefully exiled by his own city. Together, his mercenary force and their Scythian allies have defeated a mighty Macedonian army at the Ford of the River God, and his adopted city of Olbia is now free once more. But his destiny will not allow him to enjoy the fruits of victory for long. Far to the east, at the farthest edge of the Sea of Grass, Alexander is threatening to crush the Scythian hordes once and for all. The Lady Srayanka of the Cruel Hands, the Scythian warrior-princess who spurned a king's love to be at Kineas's side, is pledged to take her tribe east to help stop 'the monster' - and Kineas knows he has no choice but to follow, even if it means embracing the violent death in battle that he has seen prefigured in countless dreams. But long before he can confront the might of Alexander's army alongside his beloved Srayanka, he must undertake an epic journey, of breathtaking daring, taking an army through hundreds of miles of hostile terrain - towards his own appointment with fate. Fine.

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Book number: 040395

Catalogue: Greece in Fiction - Ancient

Keywords: 1409102971 Fiction Ancient Greece Alexander the Great Alexander the Great Fiction Alexander the Great

DOUGLASS, SARA

Hades' Daughter: Book One of The Troy Game

New York, Tor. 2003, 1st US Ed.. (ISBN: 0765305402) Hardcover. Book, Fantasy fiction with elements of Greek mythology (Starts with Theseus in the Labyrinth, through the Trojan war to Brutus in Albion) "Ancient Greece - A place where the gods hold mortal lives cheap, mere playthings to amuse, delight, and abuse at their will. But those puny mortals are not wholly devoid of power, for at the cores of their fabulous city-states lie the Labyrinths, where they can shape the powers of the heavens to their own design. When Theseus entered the Labyrinth and came away with the prize of freedom and his beloved Ariadne, Mistress of the Labyrinth, his future seemed assured. until he abandoned her for the unforgivable sin of bearing him only a daughter, and the world changed. From that day forward, all the Labyrinths in the ancient world started to decay.". New/New.

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Book number: 045362

Catalogue: Greece in Fiction - Ancient

Keywords: 0765305402 Fantasy Fiction Historical Ancient Greece Mythologyrtheseus Ariadne Great Britain Fantasy Fiction Greek Mythology - Fiction

LYON, ANNABEL

The Golden Mean

Toronto, Random House Canada. 2009, 1st Can Ed. (ISBN: 9780307356208) Hardcover. Book, On the orders of his boyhood friend, now King Philip of Macedon, Aristotle postpones his dreams of succeeding Plato as leader of the Academy in Athens and reluctantly arrives in the Macedonian capital of Pella to tutor the kings adolescent sons. An early illness has left one son with the intellect of a child; the other is destined for greatness but struggles between a keen mind that craves instruction and the pressures of a society that demands his prowess as a soldier. Initially Aristotle hopes for a short stay in what he considers the brutal backwater of his childhood. But, as a man of relentless curiosity and reason, Aristotle warms to the challenge of instructing his young charges, particularly Alexander, in whom he recognizes a kindred spirit, an engaged, questioning mind coupled with a unique sense of position and destiny. Aristotle struggles to match his ideas against the warrior culture that is Alexanders birthright. He feels that teaching this startling, charming, sometimes horrifying boy is a desperate necessity. And that what the boy thrown before his time onto his fathers battlefields needs most is to learn the golden mean, that elusive balance between extremes that Aristotle hopes will mitigate the boys will to conquer. Aristotle struggles to inspire balance in Alexander, and he finds he must also play a cat-and-mouse game of power and influence with Philip in order to manage his own ambitions. As Alexanders position as Philips heir strengthens and his victories on the battlefield mount, Aristotles attempts to instruct him are honoured, but increasingly unheeded. And despite several troubling incidents on the field of battle, Alexander remains steadfast in his desire to further the reach of his empire to all known and unknown corners of the world, rendering the intellectual pursuits Aristotle offers increasingly irrelevant. Exploring this fabled time and place, Annabel Lyon tells her story in the earthy, frank, and perceptive voice of Aristotle himself. With sensual and muscular prose, she explores how Aristotle's genius touched the boy who would conquer the known world. And she reveals how we still live with the ghosts of both men" 284. Signature on title page. As New/New. Signed by Author(s).

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Book number: 041127

Catalogue: Greece in Fiction - Ancient

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LYON, ANNBEL

The Golden Mean

Toronto, Vintage Canada. 2009, 1st Canadian Edition. (ISBN: 9780307356215) French Wraps. Book, A bold and captivating new novel of ancient Greece, from the celebrated, award-winning author of The Golden Mean. Pythias is her father's daughter, with eyes his exact shade of unlovely, intelligent grey. A slave to his own curiosity and intellect, Aristotle has never been able to resist wit in another--even in a girl child who should be content with the kitchen, the loom and a life dictated by the womb. And oh his little Pytho is smart, able to best his own students in debate and match wits with a roomful of Athenian philosophers. Is she a freak or a harbinger of what women can really be? Pythias must suffer that argument, but she is also (mostly) secure in her father's regard. But then Alexander dies a thousand miles from Athens, and sentiment turns against anyone associated with him, most especially his famous Macedonian-born teacher. Aristotle and his family are forced to flee to Chalcis, a garrison town. Ailing, mourning and broken in spirit, Aristotle soon dies. And his orphaned daughter, only 16, finds out that the world is a place of superstition, not logic, and that a girl can be played upon by gods and goddesses, as much as by grown men and women. To safely journey to a place in which she can be everything she truly is, Aristotle's daughter will need every ounce of wit she possesses, but also grace and the capacity to love.Signned book prize stickers on front cover. As New. Signed by Author(s).

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Book number: 041134

Catalogue: Greece in Fiction - Ancient

Keywords: 9780307356215 Aristotle Alexander the Great Alexander the Great Fiction Alexander the Great Aristotle

LYON, ANNBEL

The Golden Mean

Toronto, Vintage Canada. 2009, 1st Pbk Ed. (ISBN: 9780307360618) Trade Pbk. Book, A bold and captivating new novel of ancient Greece, from the celebrated, award-winning author of The Golden Mean. Pythias is her father's daughter, with eyes his exact shade of unlovely, intelligent grey. A slave to his own curiosity and intellect, Aristotle has never been able to resist wit in another--even in a girl child who should be content with the kitchen, the loom and a life dictated by the womb. And oh his little Pytho is smart, able to best his own students in debate and match wits with a roomful of Athenian philosophers. Is she a freak or a harbinger of what women can really be? Pythias must suffer that argument, but she is also (mostly) secure in her father's regard. But then Alexander dies a thousand miles from Athens, and sentiment turns against anyone associated with him, most especially his famous Macedonian-born teacher. Aristotle and his family are forced to flee to Chalcis, a garrison town. Ailing, mourning and broken in spirit, Aristotle soon dies. And his orphaned daughter, only 16, finds out that the world is a place of superstition, not logic, and that a girl can be played upon by gods and goddesses, as much as by grown men and women. To safely journey to a place in which she can be everything she truly is, Aristotle's daughter will need every ounce of wit she possesses, but also grace and the capacity to love. New.

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Book number: 26530

Catalogue: Greece in Fiction - Ancient

Keywords: 9780307360618 Aristotle Alexander the Great Alexander the Great Fiction Alexander the Great Aristotle

LYON, ANNABEL

The Golden Mean

Toronto, Random House Canada. 2009, 1st Can Ed. (ISBN: 9780307356208) Hardcover. Book, On the orders of his boyhood friend, now King Philip of Macedon, Aristotle postpones his dreams of succeeding Plato as leader of the Academy in Athens and reluctantly arrives in the Macedonian capital of Pella to tutor the kings adolescent sons. An early illness has left one son with the intellect of a child; the other is destined for greatness but struggles between a keen mind that craves instruction and the pressures of a society that demands his prowess as a soldier. Initially Aristotle hopes for a short stay in what he considers the brutal backwater of his childhood. But, as a man of relentless curiosity and reason, Aristotle warms to the challenge of instructing his young charges, particularly Alexander, in whom he recognizes a kindred spirit, an engaged, questioning mind coupled with a unique sense of position and destiny. Aristotle struggles to match his ideas against the warrior culture that is Alexanders birthright. He feels that teaching this startling, charming, sometimes horrifying boy is a desperate necessity. And that what the boy thrown before his time onto his fathers battlefields needs most is to learn the golden mean, that elusive balance between extremes that Aristotle hopes will mitigate the boys will to conquer. Aristotle struggles to inspire balance in Alexander, and he finds he must also play a cat-and-mouse game of power and influence with Philip in order to manage his own ambitions. As Alexanders position as Philips heir strengthens and his victories on the battlefield mount, Aristotles attempts to instruct him are honoured, but increasingly unheeded. And despite several troubling incidents on the field of battle, Alexander remains steadfast in his desire to further the reach of his empire to all known and unknown corners of the world, rendering the intellectual pursuits Aristotle offers increasingly irrelevant. Exploring this fabled time and place, Annabel Lyon tells her story in the earthy, frank, and perceptive voice of Aristotle himself. With sensual and muscular prose, she explores how Aristotle's genius touched the boy who would conquer the known world. And she reveals how we still live with the ghosts of both men" 284p, DJ ha3 red Giller Nominaton sticker. As New/New.

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Book number: 32262

Catalogue: Greece in Fiction - Ancient

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LYON, ANNBEL

The Sweet Girl

Toronto, Random House. 2012, 1st Can Ed. (ISBN: 9780307359445) Hardcover. Book, In this new novel that follows Aristotle's strong-willed daughter Pythias as she shapes her own destiny, the author offers an unexpected love story, a tender portrait of a girl and her father, and an astonishing journey through the underbelly of a supposedly enlightened society. New/New.

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Book number: 32099

Catalogue: Greece in Fiction - Ancient

Keywords: 9780307359445 Aristotle Alexander the Great Ancient Greece Alexander the Great Fictionfiction Alexander the Great Aristotle

RENAULT,MARY

Fire from Heaven

New York, Pantheon. 1968, Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Book, Story of the early life of Alexander the Great - well written fictional reconstruction. Hardcover. 375p. Maps on end papers. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 043992

Catalogue: Greece in Fiction - Ancient

Keywords: Historical Fiction Alexander the Great Fiction Hephestion Demosthenes. Aristotle Ancient Greece in Fiction - Alexander the Great

RENAULT,MARY

Fire from Heaven

London, Penguin. 1983, Reprint. (ISBN: 0140032223) Pbk. Book, Story of the early life of Alexander the Great - well written fictional reconstruction.376p. map. Near Fine.

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Book number: 044492

Catalogue: Greece in Fiction - Ancient

Keywords: 0140032223 Alexander the Great Fiction Hephestion Demosthenes. Aristotle Greece in Fiction - Ancient Alexander the Great

RENAULT,MARY

Fire from Heaven

London, Penguin. 1970, 1st Pbk Edition. (ISBN: 0140032223) Pbk. Book, Story of the early life of Alexander the Great - well written fictional reconstruction.276p. mao. Very Good.

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Book number: 044493

Catalogue: Greece in Fiction - Ancient

Keywords: 0140032223 Alexander the Great Fiction Hephestion Demosthenes. Aristotle Greece in Fiction - Ancient Alexander the Great

RENAULT,MARY

Fire from Heaven

New York, Eagle Books/Popular Library. 1969, First Pbk.Ed.. Pbk. Book, Story of the early life of Alexander the Great - well written fictional reconstruction.330p. Vintage pbk. Very Good.

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Book number: 044494

Catalogue: Greece in Fiction - Ancient

Keywords: Alexander the Great Fiction Hephestion Demosthenes. Aristotle Greece in Fiction - Ancient Alexander the Great

RENAULT,MARY

Funeral Games

New York, Pantheon Books. 1981, 1st.US Edition. (ISBN: 0394520688) Hardcover. Book, Fictional sequel to the Alexander story as told in "The Persian Boy" The bloody scramble for power after the death of Alexander in Babylon.355p. Crisp copy with Bookplate of previous owner,else finevfcf. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 043993

Catalogue: Greece in Fiction - Ancient

Keywords: 0394520688 Alexander. Empires Hellenistic Period Alexander the Great Fiction Hellenistic Period Alexander the Great

RENAULT,MARY

Funeral Games

Toronto, Musson/General Publishing. 1981, 1st.Can Ed.. (ISBN: 0773700609) Hardcover. Book, Fictional sequel to the Alexander story as told in "The Persian Boy" The bloody scramble for power after the death of Alexander in Babylon.257p. map. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 043994

Catalogue: Greece in Fiction - Ancient

Keywords: 0773700609 Historical Fiction Ancient Greece Alexander the Great. Empires Hellenistic Period Alexander the Great Fiction Hellenistic Period Alexander the Great

RENAULT,MARY

Funeral Games

Toronto, General Publishing / Pinnacle. 1982, 1st Pbk Edition. (ISBN: 0773670343) Pbk. Book, Fictional sequel to the Alexander story as told in "The Persian Boy" The bloody scramble for power after the death of Alexander in Babylon. Near Fine.

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Book number: 044491

Catalogue: Greece in Fiction - Ancient

Keywords: 0773670343 Alexander. Empires Hellenistic Period Alexander the Great Fiction Hellenistic Period Alexander the Great