The Gates of Hell - Heroes in Hell, Bk 1 Author:C. J. Cherryh, Janet Morris Alexander of Macedon, Julius Caesar, the Pharaohs Hatshepsut and Cleopatra, Niccolo Machiavelli, Judah Macabee, and other damned adventurers brave the River of Fire and the River of Forgetfulness on a daring journey back to the land of the living.