First published 2000
Alcibiades, Athens' favorite son, is a brilliant commander who leads his city to victory after victory. But his pride and ambition betray him, and he is banished, only to take up arms against his former allies. As Greece burns with war for nearly three decades, Alcibiades plays both sides, trusted by neither. Narrated by his bodyguard, this epic saga captures a complex leader who seduced a nation.
Genres: historical-fiction, war, military-fiction, political-thriller
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Athens, Greece
Period: Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C.
448 pages · Paperback · Doubleday
Content warnings: violence, war