Greek Series

This short series of two books by David Gemmell blends history and mythology with his unique style to produce a truly engaging and entertaining story that keeps you riveted.

The plot of the books follows Parmenion, who was a General in both Phillip of Macedon and Alexander the Great's army and produces a story that weaves in all the historical events that happened to both Phillip and Alexander.

I was never a fan of history, as taught in school, but I have always been fascinated by mythology, whether it is Greek, Norse, Arthurian etc;. At the time I knew a reasonable amount about Alexander and what he had achieved, but Phillip was a different matter, being almost an unknown as far as I was concerned, but who was a major character in the first book, which imparted an educational thread to the storyline and increased my interest.

I found both books to be highly interesting, both from the point of it being a fantastic story, but also from the aspect of picking out actual historical events and marvelling at the way the story wove those events seamlessly into its narrative.

These books, along with the Troy series, are some of the finest novels David Gemmell wrote, in my opinion.