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Alexander's Legacy #5
Forging Kingdoms
'This may be the greatest tale of the ancient world. Hugely enjoyable' CONN IGGULDEN
'Excellent . . . scintillating' THE TIMES
Forging Kingdoms is the fifth book in a huge, brutal and bloodthirsty series about the fight to regain Alexander the Great's empire after his untimely death.
From the shattered empire, five kingdoms are emerging.
Seleukos, triumphant in the capture of Babylon, now faces the challenge of holding onto his hard-won prize. One-eyed Antigonos and his son are newly reconciled and both hungry for revenge.
But Antigonos has foes of his own. Driven by vengeance, widowed Artonis sides with Ptolemy, planning to thwart the one-eyed brute. The key to their success is Herakles, the sixteen-year-old illegitimate son of Alexander. To see him crowned, they will not only need an army but also to eliminate Kassandros, a powerful rival with his own designs on the throne of Macedon. Meanwhile in the north, Lysimachus broods.
As loyalties shift like sand and political ambitions run rife, the stage is set for the greatest war in the ancient world.
Who will win the fight for the greatest Kingdom in the ancient world? Let the games begin . . .
'Excellent . . . scintillating' THE TIMES
Forging Kingdoms is the fifth book in a huge, brutal and bloodthirsty series about the fight to regain Alexander the Great's empire after his untimely death.
From the shattered empire, five kingdoms are emerging.
Seleukos, triumphant in the capture of Babylon, now faces the challenge of holding onto his hard-won prize. One-eyed Antigonos and his son are newly reconciled and both hungry for revenge.
But Antigonos has foes of his own. Driven by vengeance, widowed Artonis sides with Ptolemy, planning to thwart the one-eyed brute. The key to their success is Herakles, the sixteen-year-old illegitimate son of Alexander. To see him crowned, they will not only need an army but also to eliminate Kassandros, a powerful rival with his own designs on the throne of Macedon. Meanwhile in the north, Lysimachus broods.
As loyalties shift like sand and political ambitions run rife, the stage is set for the greatest war in the ancient world.
Who will win the fight for the greatest Kingdom in the ancient world? Let the games begin . . .
- GenresHistorical Fiction
437 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 2, 2023
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About the author
Robert Fabbri
58 books345 followersRobert Fabbri read Drama and Theatre at London University and has worked in film and TV for 25 years. He is an assistant director and has worked on productions such as Hornblower, Hellraiser, Patriot Games and Billy Elliot. Now, his life-long passion for ancient history, especially for that of the Roman Empire, has drawn him to write his first novel. He lives in London and Berlin.
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February 22, 2024
The period of the Successors is slowly continuing and we get closer and closer to the founding of a state of which I was a great fan as a child – even if accessible information then was nearly impossible to find. Seleukos, who founded his eponymous realm, is also one of the most enjoyable characters here while the others are more noise than content.
Combat has continued in Thrace which has not really been in focus in the prior books, but it seems that the author wants to come here in more depth in the next book. That’s at least how I read his way of drawing this title to a close. Lysimachus was very much reduced into a brutal tyrant in the short sections he was in view.
Ptolemaios (in the book, “Ptolemy”) who has been very interesting in prior volumes didn’t carry the same charisma through to here. Somehow the reader comes to expect a trick here and there, so his workings here were not particularly remarkable, leaving aside gaining the ownership of a fleet. Ptolemaios’ dialogue gets old pretty quickly however and I wish the author managed to show a bit more depth to this character.
This series is good entertainment, but aside from some changes in who are commanding the troops, there have been no significant changes. The people lording it over the others are all pretty much the same and I wish the author had tried to look into their depths a bit more.
This review was originally posted on my blog.
Combat has continued in Thrace which has not really been in focus in the prior books, but it seems that the author wants to come here in more depth in the next book. That’s at least how I read his way of drawing this title to a close. Lysimachus was very much reduced into a brutal tyrant in the short sections he was in view.
Ptolemaios (in the book, “Ptolemy”) who has been very interesting in prior volumes didn’t carry the same charisma through to here. Somehow the reader comes to expect a trick here and there, so his workings here were not particularly remarkable, leaving aside gaining the ownership of a fleet. Ptolemaios’ dialogue gets old pretty quickly however and I wish the author managed to show a bit more depth to this character.
This series is good entertainment, but aside from some changes in who are commanding the troops, there have been no significant changes. The people lording it over the others are all pretty much the same and I wish the author had tried to look into their depths a bit more.
This review was originally posted on my blog.
November 8, 2023
Awesome read.
This novel is brilliant. I started it a couple of days ago and have struggled to put it down. It's action packed from beginning to end. Alexander must have been turning in his grave. Others will go over the story. I'll just say, buy it and read it.
It is superb.
This novel is brilliant. I started it a couple of days ago and have struggled to put it down. It's action packed from beginning to end. Alexander must have been turning in his grave. Others will go over the story. I'll just say, buy it and read it.
It is superb.
December 23, 2023
Manipulation
An excellent story the manipulations of the various factions involved , kept you wondering where lt wound end.Cannot wait for the conclusion.
An excellent story the manipulations of the various factions involved , kept you wondering where lt wound end.Cannot wait for the conclusion.
August 2, 2025
Forza Alexander
Another great book from Fabbri. It does take a little while to get used to the characters again, but like Game of Thrones, you never know what the next Sean Bean moment will happen.
Another great book from Fabbri. It does take a little while to get used to the characters again, but like Game of Thrones, you never know what the next Sean Bean moment will happen.
September 18, 2025
W porównaniu z poprzednim tomem całość zaczyna nabierać tempa, widać już do jakigo finału zmierza cała historia. W posłowiu autor zapowiedział że następna, szósta część będzie już ostatnia, z niecierpliwością czekam na zwieńczenie tej opowieści.
October 17, 2025
A return to form for this series in my opinion, action packed (especially between Seleucus and Antigonus) with plenty of political intrigue and plotting from the other characters.
September 26, 2025
Another brilliant book on the continued saga of Alexanders successors.
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