Fire from Heaven
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Fire from Heaven

by Mary Renault

1969•Historical•390 pages

Taste attributes: historicalbiographywarslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthdeep rivalrycoming of age

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Boxlist takeA slow-paced, heavy historical novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like patience over pace.

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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About This Book

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.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

HistoricalBiographyWarEmpowerment/personal growthDeep rivalryComing of age

Subjects

Kings and rulersGeneralsHistoryAlexander, the GreatAlexanderLGBTQ fiction before Stonewall

Details

Author
Mary Renault
Published
1969
Pages
390
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