Fire from Heaven by Mary Renault

Fire from Heaven

Alexander the Great #1

Mary Renault

376 pages • first pub 1969 (editions) user-added

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary adventurous challenging informative slow-paced

Description

Alexander the Great died at the age of thirty-three, leaving behind an empire that stretched from Greece and Egypt to India and a new cosmopolitan model for western civilisation. In Alexander's childhood, his defiant character was molded into the ...

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Moods

adventurous 74%
informative 62%
challenging 50%
emotional 34%
tense 24%
reflective 15%
mysterious 12%
sad 12%
dark 10%
inspiring 7%
hopeful 3%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

slow 77%
medium 22%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 42% | Character: 35% | Plot: 22%

Strong character development?

Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 11%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 16% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 33% | Yes: 32% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 11%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 12% | N/A: 3%

Average rating

3.82

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