{"product_id":"in-the-company-of-friends-alexander-the-great-book-1-paperback-1","title":"In the Company of Friends: Alexander the Great - Book 1 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArgent Wood\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore he was Alexander the Great, he was simply Alexander. They say the child is father to the man. Alexander was no exception. Born at a time of turmoil into a family fraught with intrigue and danger, Alexander would come to be shaped by the adults, events, and experiences of his early years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut this is not a children's story. His world was harsh and cruel. In his childhood and youth, he would have to learn quickly how to survive in a world of murder, politics, border wars and betrayal. But it was also a world of loyal friends, grand dreams and tales of glory and gods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe only depiction we have of Alexander from his own time and his own world, is the painting, claimed to be of him, that was found in a tomb in Aigai (modern Vergina). As in all things to do with Alexander, even the occupant of that tomb is in question. Nothing is known for certain. He is still a mystery, pieced together from later writings and art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis novel, Book 1 of a trilogy, is a fictional recreation of his early years spun from the ancient sources, the author's imaginings, in depth research of his times, and a lifelong fascination with the mystery that is and was Alexander. All we can know for certain is that once he lived in this world and travelled through it on a quest of his own. Here is one possibility of how that journey began.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.07 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42030993965136,"sku":"9781739310806","price":32.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/SXNoNENOSUNQc0JRdDJ4R09xZU9vQT09_80f87237-daa1-4241-9ed1-8a21b34218d1.webp?v=1771834714","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/in-the-company-of-friends-alexander-the-great-book-1-paperback-1","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}