Young Conquerors
A Novel of Hephaestion and Alexandros

In this work of historical fiction, we follow young Hephaestion as he flees his ursurping uncle and finds himself in Macedonia, training with Basileus Philippos' men. There he meets Alexandros with whom he forms an intense bond. Together they will live and train, "two bodies with one soul". I loved......more

Thoroughly enjoyed this fictional retelling of the Alexander and Hephaestion story and the story of their love - 'agape' - it is entirely believable and indeed quite likely to be fact rather than fiction! As much as I seem to be enjoying historical fiction of late, I do find I'm struggling in some c......more

A wonderfully written historical fiction novel on the relationship between Alexandros, who is known as Alexander the Great, and Hephaestion. Hephaestion flees his home to escape murder at the hands of his uncle, who usurps the throne and wants no competition. And in his new home, he meets Alexandros......more

This was a thoughtful, lyrical and intimate story about Alexandros, who would become Alexander the Great, and Hephaestion, his soul mate, best friend and life companion. Initially, the novel got off to a slow start, in part due to the long sentence structures. However, as the story progresses, and H......more

Hephaestion flees from his home in the middle of the night in order to avoid being murdered by his uncle, who wants no competition for the thrown. He races to a nearby kingdom, asking for sancuary and training. Here, he meets a young Alexandros who is a prince fighting to rule his own kingdom. They......more