#1 – To the Strongest
Alexander the Great dies in Babylon without naming a clear successor, leaving his generals, bodyguards, family and ministers to interpret his final wishes. The novel follows the first scramble for authority as the regency, the royal bloodline and control of the army become matters of immediate…
#2 – The Three Paradises
The struggle for Alexander’s empire widens as the settlement made after his death begins to fracture. The novel follows generals, royal women and rival factions as they manoeuvre through broken promises, disputed regency and war across the Macedonian world. The question of who benefits from Alexander’s…
#3 – An Empty Throne
Alexander’s throne remains formally occupied by weak or vulnerable heirs, but real power lies with the generals and dynasts fighting around them. The novel follows the continuing wars of succession as marriages, hostage-taking, battlefield command and assassination become tools in the struggle for legitimacy. The royal…
#4 – Babylon
The contest for Alexander’s empire turns back toward Babylon, the city whose possession gives strategic and symbolic weight to any claim over the east. Antigonus, Seleucus, Ptolemy and their allies struggle for advantage through campaigns, fleets and shifting coalitions. The novel centres on the attempt to…
#5 – Forging Kingdoms
Alexander’s empire is no longer merely leaderless; it is becoming a set of competing kingdoms. Seleucus fights to secure Babylon, Antigonus and his son seek revenge and renewed supremacy, while Ptolemy, Cassander, Lysimachus and other powers calculate how to survive the next war. The novel follows…