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" THE BATTLES AND SIEGES AND INTRIGUES AND FEUDS in Alexander's career are various and exciting, but the main theme of this book is superior to them. It is the growth of a great man. "

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" HOW COULD MARY RENAULT SURPASS HERSELF? . . . THE PERSIAN BOY is the answer. Miss Renault has written an unforgettable book! "

—Baltimore Sun

" [A] CONVINCING AND GRAPHIC RECONSTRUCTION OF ANCIENT PERSIA and its opulent and corrupt civilization... In this novel, half documented history, half invention, we see through the. eyes of Alexander's lover, the Persian boy, the conquering god, the brilliant general bent on conquest but concerned for the welfare of the common soldier. It is a tale of war and intrigue but also

of love. "

—Choice

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THE KING MUST DIE THE MASK OF APOLLO THE PERSIAN BOY THE PRAISE SINGER

The Persian Boy

MARY RENAULT

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