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This novel in the scintillating Tyrant series brings the epic siege of Rhodes in 306 BC to spectacular life.

The death of Alexander the Great was the signal to begin the greatest war in human history - a war that swept like a firestorm from one end of the known world to the other, as his former generals fought like jackals to make his vast empire their own.

By 305 BC, the most powerful players in this deadly game faced each other across the Mediterranean: Ptolemy, the master of Egypt, and Antigonus One-Eye, master of Asia. And between them, the island of Rhodes, a strategic fortress city that neither could afford to cede to the enemy.

But trapped in the city was one man with the courage and determination to save it from destruction. A man who, surrounded by his closest friends and the woman he loved, simply could not afford to fail.

A man called Satyrus.

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Compulsively readable, these pages make the ancient world spring to life―GOOD BOOK GUIDE

Gripping and compulsively readable, the ancient world springs to life in these pages―GOOD BOOK GUIDE

It's wonderfully descriptive, the characters are fascinating and above all else it's the story of Alexander that everyone should read... Finally add to this Christian's wonderful writing style, with a cracking prose, a wonderful sense of pace and when backed with an instantly identifiable writing style, it's a book that is going to take a hell of a lot to beat this year especially in the award season, and let's face it, that's saying something considering how early this one's out―FALCATA TIMES

The more Cameron's 700-page story progresses the more impressive it becomes. Detail is piled upon detail to reconstruct the Alexandrian world... the battles that punctuated Alexander's journey with his armies from Greece to the Indus valley are described with enormous verve and power. The ruthless intrigue and politicking that dominate his court are also brilliantly evoked. And, as fate and his own insatiable desire for conquest and glory drive Alexander towards death in Babylon at the age of 32, a genuine sense of an extraordinary personality emerges. Cameron has risen to the challenge of creating a portrait of Alexander that matches - and often eclipses - those of earlier novelists―SUNDAY TIMES

The saga of daring, heroism, vanity and monumental battles reveals a man who believed himself invincible―CHOICE --This text refers to the paperback edition.

About the Author

Christian Cameron is a former U.S. Naval Intelligence officer and the co-author, with his father, Ken Cameron, of the acclaimed Gordon Kent military thriller series, as well as Washington and Caesar. He lives in Toronto. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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ASIN : B00H6SB2DS
Publisher : Orion (February 14, 2013)
Publication date : February 14, 2013
Language : English
File size : 1529 KB
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Print length : 527 pages
Page numbers source ISBN : 1409122247
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Best Sellers Rank: #533,396 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #497 in Ancient Historical Fiction
- #550 in Ancient History Fiction (Books)
- #1,621 in Historical British & Irish Literature

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Master Hahn

Great Book in a Great Series

Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2017

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One of my favorite series, with all the books very good reads.

Solid 5-star rating.

I would like to provide textual content on that Rating as part of this Review, however am unable to do so. The ACDLT has restricted ability to Comment or Reply (without any prior warning, any specific notification, any identification of specific alleged problems or appeal).

That being so, an inability to respond to Review comments by others (positive, negative, indifferent) would be unfair to myself and others.

But it is a solid 5-star book in this genre.

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Walter

Better and Better

Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2015

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This book started slowly with too much detail about the nuances of Greek politics and petty disputes. Then it just keeps getting better and better. The characters become better defined, the action more intense and the author takes us into ancient Greece in a way that seldom happens. We are in the mud of the battles, singing hymns and watching powerful men contend. Great story about a fascinating period of history. Beautifully written.

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Geovaney Lazcano

My 2020 was saved by reading this

Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2020

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The Long war series was AMAZING!!! (Idk why it hasn’t been made into a live action show), The Tyrant is JUST AS GOOD! Mr. Cameron makes these books easy to read and kept me engaged while I’m supposed to be “working” while at work. Just started Force of Kings and I can’t wait to see how this Chess game plays out! I will most likely read every book this guy has written. CAMERON, if you are reading this, please think about writing a series on the war between Sparta and Athens!!!

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Hepius

Another excellent Christian Cameron novel

Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2014

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I am a huge fan of Christian Cameron's books. This one did not disappoint. As usual Cameron does a wonderful job filling his novels with historical detail without sounding like he is lecturing you. The rich history and culture of the Hellenistic world comes through as a natural part of the story.

Filled with gripping action, the novel follows Satyrus (mostly) and Melitta (to a much lesser extent) as they take part in the epic Siege of Rhodes. I am very much looking forward to the next book in the series.

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Pierrot

An Ancient City in Detail

Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2016

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I am reading this novel as slowly as possible, as I do ALL of his works. If you want three-dimensional characters, incredible historical accuracy, and excellent plotlines - read this author! Please start each of his series in the proper order - I would be risking spoilers if I went into great detail about this book alone.

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Bill S

Historical fiction at its best

Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2018

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The grain trade is central to the survival of the Kingdom of the Bosporus. Satyrus goes to the aid of ally and trading partner Rhodes as Demetrius, son of Antigonus, puts the city under siege. Historical fiction at its best!

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Christie B. Hopkins

Top Notch Series

Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2019

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Brings an era to life, very readable, well researched. First rate historical fiction.

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Historical Bibliophile

One of the best Historical Fiction writers.

Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2013

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This one is so good, i have to go back and read the previous books in this series. Christian Cameron is one of my favorite writers today. HIs knowledge of this period and the greek world in general is not only great but he captures the poetry of these warriors. He still has one of the best books on Alexander I have ever read. Every book he writes is a classic. My hope is that this writer with his huge talents writes the definitive novels of Troy.

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Clemens A. Schoonderwoert

A Tremendous Read!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 22, 2016

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This astonishing book is the 5th volume of the wonderful and gripping Tyrant series.
Once more the book has been historically very well researched and described in the historical and author's note at the end of the book, and you'll find a well defined glossary at the beginning of the book as well.
Great storytelling makes it once again an absolute joy to read this tale, simply because from start to finish this thrilling adventure keeps you spellbound and gripped throughout.
The book starts off in the year 306 BC until well into the year 305 BC, and it tells us mainly about the Siege of Rhodes by Demetrios, son of Antigonus One-Eye.
Demetrios is determined to take Rhodes at all costs, and so he and his army and fleet are completely surrounding Rhodes with deadly siege engins to destroy the city.
Against him he will find Satyrus, King of the Bosporus, who's surrounded by his closest friends, and this same Satyrus is determined to save the city from destruction.
What will follow is a thrilling book with great battle scenes, wonderful interaction between all the characters within this very entertaining tale, not forgetting of course dirty politics, intrigue and treachery, and last but not least a most fascinating and exciting telling of the Siege of Rhodes itself.
Very much recommended, for this is a superb historical novel, and one that I like to call as "A Tremendous Read"!

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Eengland

Sharpen your sword - here we go again!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 21, 2013

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This book took me a couple of chapters to get into which perhaps was due the gap between the last novel in this series and my excited expectation of this new one. A series which I had come to late which allowed me to read each book in sequence each one immediately after the other, what a great an experience that was.

However, the story soon took off and I quickly found myself, sword in hand, fighting along side Satyrus, King of the Bosporus, to try and save Rhodes. Yes, the eye for detail and the high standard of the writing and story telling puts you right there in the centre of the action.

This book works as a stand alone tale but if Christian Cameron is new to you, then you are lucky enough to do as I did and enter this wonderful series with book one. If that sounds too great a task then allow 'Destroyer of Cities' to hook and reel you in to the magnificent world of ancient Greece, knowing that you have the freedom to roam at your will to where ever this saga takes you.

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loverofancientworlds

A bit of a dip in form, but still better than most of the competition

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 6, 2013

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I was a bit suprised to see Mr Cameron returning to his 'Tyrant' series as it felt pretty much done and dusted in the last book.

Having said that, this book is still a good, action-filled classical adventure, set in a period with historic characters who have not already been done to death by other authors ( My mental image of Julius Caesar, for example, is a bi-poplar schizophrenic mess because I've read so many literary versions of his lfe. My own fault really).

Quite frankly though this book is not up to the same very high standards as Mr Cameron's previous work such as 'Marathon' & 'God of War' although ,as I say, still better than most of the other historical fiction out there at the moment.

I was slightly confused with the reviewer who mentioned Hilary Mantel & Mary Renault.

Renault wrote beautiful love stories, whilst Mantel writes highly acclaimed literature. Christian Cameron is attempting neither here and it is ridiculous to me to even suggest making a comparison.

Ben Kane

Satyrus and Melitta still going strong

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 30, 2014

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It's a rare thing indeed these days for me to finish a novel and absolutely long to read the next, as yet unpublished volume in the series. Destroyer of Cities is one of those few novels to fit into that category, however. It's because Cameron is one of the best historical fiction writers around.

Others have gone into the plot, and the characters, so I won't. You'll enjoy this book even if you haven't read the first four books in the series, but it will go down far better if you have. Start with Tyrant, the story of Satyrus' and Melitta's father. You won't regret it.

Ben Kane, author of the Spartacus and Hannibal novels.

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Barry Stanley

excellent as usual

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 3, 2013

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just finished this and as usual its an effort not to read it all in one go because its simply to good to do that and you have to make it last. however even so his books always finish to soon. has this guy ever written a bad book beause i have read all his novels and they are all 5 star. seems to be a bit of nitpicking in some of these reviews which i find strange? just take the novels as they are which are fictional but based on historical fact laced with an authors licence to write it as he wants to see the events unfold. cant wait for his next novel and like the way he is branching out from ancient greece etc into other periods. just brilliant

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