Fire from heaven.

Description:

Fire from Heaven is a 1969 historical novel by Mary Renault about the childhood and youth of Alexander the Great. It reportedly was a major inspiration for the Oliver Stone film Alexander.

subjects: Kings and rulers,  Generals,  Open Library Staff Picks,  Fiction,  History,  Alexander, the Great, 356-323 B.C. -- Fiction.,  Alexander, the Great,  Alexander,  Macedonian Expansion (Greece : 359-323 B.C.) fast (OCoLC)fst01353599,  Fiction, general,  Philip II, King of Macedonia, 382-336 B.C. -- Fiction.,  Kings and rulers -- Fiction.,  Generals -- Fiction.,  Greece -- History -- Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C. -- Fiction.,  Macedonia -- History -- To 168 B.C. -- Fiction.,  LGBTQ fiction before Stonewall

People: Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C),  Philip II King of Macedonia (382-336 B.C),  Philip II King of Macedonia (382 B.C.-336 B.C),  Alexander the Great (356 B.C.-323 B.C)

Places: Macedonia,  Greece,  Kings and rulers

Times: Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C.,  To 168 B.C.