Fire from Heaven
Fire from Heaven is a 1969 historical novel by Mary Renault about the childhood and youth of Alexander the Great. It reportedly was a major inspiration for the Oliver Stone film Alexander. The book was nominated for the "Lost Man Booker Prize" of 1970, "a contest delayed by 40 years because a reshuffling of the fledgeling competition's rules", but lost out to Troubles by J. G. Farrell.
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| Cover artist | Karl Leabo
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| Country | United States
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| Language | English
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| Series | Alexander the Great
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| Publication date | June 1969
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| Pages | 375pp
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BOOK CHRONOLOGY
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