Fire From Heaven by Mary Renault

Fire From Heaven

Alexander the Great #1

Mary Renault

478 pages • first pub 1969 (view editions) user-added

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary adventurous challenging informative slow-paced
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This is the story of the young Alexander the Great, from his childhood to the age of twenty when he succeeded his murdered father, King Philip of Macedon. These were the years when he was torn between admiration, hatred and love for his father, wh...

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Community Reviews

3.84
based on 1,226 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 72%

informative: 54%

challenging: 45%

emotional: 35%

tense: 29%

reflective: 20%

mysterious: 14%

dark: 13%

sad: 10%

inspiring: 5%

hopeful: 2%

relaxing: 2%

lighthearted: 1%

Pace

31% of readers chose medium
68% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

14% of readers chose Plot
50% of readers chose A mix
34% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

61% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

40% of readers chose Yes
44% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

28% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
36% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

55% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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