Lion Of Macedon

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Cover to U. The other Gemmell staples — Pyrrhic victory, honour, loyalty and the advance of old age — are also present in this. I do not think any of those themes lessen the book in any way, even after reading a large volume of his work prior to reading this, but if you found them a major distraction in the Drenai novels, then perhaps it might be worth taking this out of the library rather than buying it, but I would still strongly advocate your reading it — the descriptions of the battles alone are worth the effort, and this brings me on to the biggest hook, in my humble opinion.

Parmenion is the best character I have come across in fantasy. He has more depth, is more interesting and more realistically flawed despite still being a great hero than any other creation I have had the pleasure of encountering. The sequel, Dark Prince , is not quite in the league of Lion of Macedon.

It is good, but this is on a different plain. But even were Dark Prince much worse than it is, I would still advise everyone who I can get to listen to me:. Read Lion of Macedon.

1. Lion of Macedon: Proves why David Gemmell will be sorely missed.
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It is an excellent, excellent book, generally well paced, with brilliant characters, a tremendous plot, love interests and friendships that should be a yard stick for the genre, wonderful battle scenes and a hero who stands, if not above, then at least level with any character one could meet in fantasy fiction. Not even my most critical appraisal could knock so much as half a star off its rating.

David Gemmell , you are sorely missed — and this book proves why. FanLit thanks this guest for contributing to our site! Your email address will not be published. Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. Winners are announced in the comments. Just so you know, some of the books we review are received free from publishers. Much of our site's special functionality was coded by Zane Hooper. Best of the Years Fun!

Proves why David Gemmell will be sorely missed. If you plan to buy this book, you can support FanLit by clicking on the book cover above and buying it and anything else at Amazon.

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That was Parmenion too, urging on the Theban leaders Epaminondas and Pelopidas with his strategic genius. A young Macedonian hostage he met while in Thebes has returned home and become King. Instead, Gemmell gives us a life worthy of a mythical hero, full of portents and watchful magicians and wise old mentors.

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My main problem, I think, was that everything was melodramatic rather than dramatic. Here come the shades of the Spartans from Thermopylae to stand with him against evil! You could almost hear the sweeping music rising in the background, but unfortunately I just felt that it was all trying a bit too hard to be epic.

People are lifelong friends one moment and scornful enemies the next, or vice versa, and the dialogue occasionally tends towards the theatrical. Nor, alas, did I find his attachment to Derae convincing: Romance is all well and good, but in order to function properly it has to feel organic, irresistible, compulsive — and this just felt as though the strings were being pulled by someone else.

While little space is given to emotional development, there are extended descriptions of battles which feel slightly like textbook diagrams rendered into words. I love a good battle, but I like to feel swept up in it, and that never really happened here. Objectively, this is an interesting experiment in blending historical fiction and fantasy.

In any case, readers with a less pedantic interest in history may find the mixture less troubling. You could even argue that much historical fiction set in this period is fantasy anyway, as the facts are few and far between. Perhaps things will settle down in the next book, now that all the pieces are in their places. So, fellow readers, has anyone else tackled Gemmell? Am I right in finding him a bit flat and overblown?