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Alexander
- God of War
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 41 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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Summary
The ultimate historical adventure novel: the life of Alexander the Great in a single, epic volume.
To many he was a god. To others he was a monster. The truth is even more extraordinary.
As a boy, Alexander dreamed of matching the heroic feats of Achilles. At 18 he led the Macedonian cavalry to a stunning victory against the Greeks. By 25 he had crushed the Persians in three monumental battles and was the master of the greatest empire the world had ever seen. Men began to call him a god. But behind the legend was another, more complex story.
Narrated by his boyhood friend Ptolemy, this is the story of Alexander as you have never heard it before: raw, intimate, thrilling - a story of extraordinary daring and unimaginable endurance; of wanton destruction and murderous intrigue - the epic tragedy of a man who aimed to be more than human.
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- Mr S A Hopkinson
- 10-04-21
What a listen!! Do it.
The worst thing about reading or listening to a Christian Cameron book, is the bit where you figure out that it is going to end soon because they are all such fantastic novels and stories.
This story was ridiculously gripping and it went on for 40 hours it has kept me going for days and days and days. Peter Mobile and Christine Cameron make a fantastic pairing.
This book, it’s so good, the way it brings you through from Alexander’s childhood, with Tolemy’s view..... and the action, and the heroism,& the death and sorrow but then more huge battles!! What a book!!! 👌🏻
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- Daniel Kelly
- 10-05-21
Alexander
this is an absolute monster of a book providing amazing value for money. as always Christian is one of the very best in the business with his immaculate research and writing, and Peter Noble proves himself as one of the most capable narrators in the business where you can actually see the older ptolomy on a couch telling this story to his young audience. for me, the only downside was quite how quickly the "this is audible" part cut in almost cutting off Alexander's last words
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- Mr. Anthony D. Bateman
- 21-04-21
epic
Best writer of historical fiction, great narrator, marvellous story of love friendship jealousy and war, or murder of nations and individuals, how power corrupts and all our human frailties, to the strongest, ruined by no pause to the credits
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- Dave
- 02-04-21
Absolutely freaking amazing!
This is my first foray into historical fiction and I'm completely hooked. Told from the perspective of Ptolemy it is extremely well researched. Be prepared to do a lot of googling of terms if you are unfamiliar with places, people or nomenclature of the time. Fascinating and goes well beyond just the wars and battles, it gives a glimpse into that world. It's that good that I think my next credit is already spent on Tyrant book 1 which carries on the story of Kineas, who is a semi-fictional minor character in God of War.
The narrator is probably the best I've heard yet in my reletively new hobby of audio-reading. He does a brilliant job of drawing you in to the world.
HIGHLY recommended.
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- Ben Morter
- 23-07-21
Stunning
I couldn't believe it when I saw the running time of this book, but thank God it kept going. I didn't want it to end. So brilliantly written and beautifully read. I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of this!
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- Richard bains
- 15-12-21
Exceptional
Really good book, great performance, the story drew you in with great. characters. Reccomended
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- Thorne7
- 27-05-21
Alexander the despot
Christian Cameron is the best writer of historical fiction at the moment in my opinion. I loved this almost as much as I loved the Long War series and it's written in the same vein - an old man recounting the tales of his youth. In this case it's Alexanders friend and general Ptolemy (ancestor of Cleopatra...) The portal of Alexander is a fascinating one, and his development throughout the story is nuanced. I can't imagine Alexander being any other way, a sign of a good author I guess...
The best bit is that the book is narrated by Peter Noble! I haven't heard another narrator who is quite this good (and I listen to a lot of books). Cameron + Noble = a magical combination.
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- Nelson
- 06-06-22
epic
brilliant take on the Alexander stories, easily accessible and entertaining well narrated 5 stars
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- Mark McCabe
- 29-05-22
like a god
get used to that phrase, you're gonna be hearing it a looot.
very enjoyable story and narration though
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- Elwyn
- 27-05-22
Great
as always great work by Christian Cameron and the narration was superb with a wonderful array of character voices.
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- Daniel P. Fradl
- 21-03-21
41 hours of pure audiobook joy
I loved Cameron's Killer of Men series, set in ~500BC and had read a few others by him. I pre-ordered this and when it was released I saw it was 41 hours. My reaction was simply "thank the gods!". I knew I had a long period of happy book times ahead. Cameron uses the same formula as in Killer of Men series: an old man, telling a youngster about his life and the great events and people he witnessed. This time it's Ptolemy, old now and king Egypt, telling about growing up and campaigning with Alexander of Macedon (A. the Great) and his epic conquests. This is up there w Cameron's best, maybe is the best? Hard to say but it's great.
I really like doing ancients in historical fiction because the fiction writer can fill in so much that is left out of our limited source material. I listened to the excellent Phillip and Alexander by Goldsworthy but always wished I could fill in the blanks, even if imagined. This does that.
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- Joshua Addison
- 11-05-21
Closer to Nero than Alexander
If you've read Virtues of War by Steven Pressfield, this is basically the opposite in terms of Alexander the character. I've read every Greek oriented series by Christian Cameron and have loved them all. The Long War and Philopoemen series were excellent, bringing to life people and events in a way that only good historical fiction can. Cameron does pay close attention to historical details and relative accuracy, but he is certainly developing a narrative based off his opinions. Which to be fair is what any storyteller is going to do, but he takes the more negative slant in my opinion. He paints him as a sociopathic dictator that slowly devolves as his campaigns continue. And in all honesty and having read Arrian, this is more accurate than Pressfield and many other stories painting a romanticized view of Alexander. Albeit I feel Pressfield captured Alexander's military mind much better. Regardless, Alexander was a human and wore many faces, with this novel you're going to see mostly the negative ones.
I really think the scope of this project was too grand for a single novel and Cameron struggled with pushing his narrative while developing the multitude of characters to some degree. By the end I think he was just wanting to wrap it up. With all due respect, Cameron is a fantastic author and this novel was a massively impressive undertaking that was still entertaining, it just wasn't my cup of tea in the stories of Alexander.
Also, Noble was as fantastic as ever.
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- Dr I du Preez
- 02-10-21
He was a God
It was MAGNIFICENT! He was a God. The whole story of Ptolemy not Alexander.
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- RJ
- 29-09-21
Alexander told through Ptolemy's early life.
A great author and fantastic narrator together. It is the life of Alexander woven with the thread of Ptolemy's early life. Once again the author uses his in depth historical knowledge, married with his amazing character treatment to make this very long book fly by. The narrator, who was done almost all the author's audiobooks, intimately understands his pacing and humor. Excellent all round.
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- John K.
- 02-04-21
Splendid Retelling of a Life and Legend
Alexander was a remarkable warrior and master tactician. He was also a megalomaniac. Christian Cameron retells his story wonderfully. Peter Noble is the perfect narrator for this epic.
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- Roderick
- 29-07-22
A Noble Cameron
Great connection with Christian Cameron & Peter Noble. The story was so well performed, it gave visual clarity to the story line. Every exciting moment, sigh, grunt, etc. Peter delivered Christian's story with grace and elegance. Historical fiction or not, this was a very detailed story with great moments on and off the battlefield. The best 40+ hours spent with an audiobook. The length caused me to be hesitant in the beginning, but once it all started, it was hard to hit the stop button. As a fan of history and war, this was an epic listen for me. Thank you both for your efforts.
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- Digeratus
- 17-07-22
Boring tale, no dialogue, no character development, Nonstop blah, blah, blah.
This is a boring tale told/read by the voice of Ptolemy of Egypt apparently reading some scrolls to a young royal. There is no real dialogue or interaction between characters except as described by a reading by Ptolemy… it just goes on and on, with no real back and forth conversation by the Alexander and other characters - no dialogue - minimal (if any) spoken character development - it put me to sleep. I can’t imagine anyone listening to it for 45 hours. I really wanted to listen to an exciting historical novel about a great historical figure involved in world-shaking events, something like “Spartan Falcon”, a grab-you-by-the-throat adventure that would suck you right in to those events and personalities - but no such luck. “Alexander” is just blah, blah, blah.
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- Samantha G
- 25-05-22
A Story of Conquest and Tragedy
A nice long and thorough story of Alexander, told by Ptolemy. I enjoyed a lot of it, the beginning is kinda slow because you're listening to Ptolemy and Alexander's upbringing in the court of his father Phillip. But after Phillip dies, and Alexander becomes king, the story really picks up. My favorite part of the book is the all the battles in Greece, and in western Anatolia, because this was when you get to see Alexander's prowess as a commander for the first time, and how the army starts to see him as a god. This is also when you meet a lot of great characters, specifically Kineas, and all the people you hear about in Tyrant. I loved the battles against the Persians, Cameron does a fantastic job of telling the battles how they actually went down from the perspective of a soldier, while not being dragged out too long, which is good for a audiobook 40 hours long.
I think what kinda set me off from the story was after Kineas' part of Tyrant ends (if you've listened to it, you know what I mean). I point this out because it's where Alexander turns from benevolent king to insane tyrant. You start to think "when is he gonna die or get killed," but it drags on for the last 5-15 hours of the book, so by the 35 hour mark when the India campaign starts to die down, you're just waiting for it to happen.
One big thing I don't like with Cameron's first person writing is that he has to remind you from time to time that you're listening to someone retell his story to someone else. So, you'll hear Ptolemy point out something in the "present" to make a point about something that happened in the story. To me, its unnecessary, and a bit annoying, but can be comical sometimes. That's why I like when he writes stories in third person perspective, like in Tyrant and Tom Swan.
Overall, it's a great story, and the 40 hour long listening was definitely the credit, it can get drag on out by the end, but the story throughout was consistently great to listen to. And as always, Peter Noble does a fantastic job telling the story.
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- Jean D. Kagan
- 03-02-22
Terrible
Ramblin
I like historical novels but this is total bore.
Wish I had never bought it!
Want my credit back.
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- Vivian U.
- 09-10-21
Too much blood and gore
Could the author be biased? If not, those who followed Alexander were simpletons.
The names of men, women military terms and locations sometimes made it difficult to follow.