Forging Kingdoms'This may be the greatest tale of the ancient world. Hugely enjoyable' CONN IGGULDEN 'Excellent . . . scintillating' THE TIMES Forging Kingdoms is the fifth book in a huge, brutal and bloodthirsty series about the fight to regain Alexander the Great's empire after his untimely death. From the shattered empire, five kingdoms are emerging. Seleukos, triumphant in the capture of Babylon, now faces the challenge of holding onto his hard won prize. One

before I swung the spade again

Ten-year-old Abdullah would do anything for his younger sister

teach his younger self how to be a good copper and change the outcome of a bloody rebellion

The Island is a society already at work

On the other side of the Iron Curtain they turn from villains into heroes

But the Wave is both weapon and mystery

PRAISE FOR FEAR:

the history books are being opened to the next blank page and Atwood's name is written at the top of it' Anne Enright

this is a novel about the journey we all must take to learn who we are

Kissens family were killed by zealots of a fire god

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Dublin and halfway back across Africa