
by Mary Renault (Author)
The Persian Boy tells the story of the climactic last seven years of Alexander the Great's life through the eyes of his lover, Bagoas. Abducted and gelded as a boy, Bagoas was sold as a courtesan to King Darius of Persia, but found freedom with Alexander after the Macedon army conquered his homeland. Taken as an attendant into Alexander's household, the beautiful young eunuch becomes the great general's lover and their relationship sustains Alexander as he survives assassination plots, the demands of two foreign wives, a mutinous army, and his own ferocious temper.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 432
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Arrow
Published: 06 Nov 2003
ISBN 10: 0099463482
ISBN 13: 9780099463481
Book Overview: The second book in the Alexander The Great trilogy, now back in print after many years