Katt S. (Katt) reviewed on 3/10/2006 + 121 more book reviews

Princess and heir of the twin kingdoms of Bactria and Sogdiana, Roxanne can ride like a prince and finds her life taking a different path than she had planned when Alexander the Great conquers her homeland and takes her as his wife. Through endless campaigns, he accumulates vast territories and drives his army deep into India, while his relationship with Roxanne threatens his inner circle. French depicts life in the fourth century B.C.E. with a great deal of gritty detail and presents a particularly vivid picture of ancient Persia. The political machinations and broad sweep of history are the novel's focus, while Roxanne and Alexander's obsessions with their own lives as rulers, and with each other,

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