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Stealing Fire
Wonderful. Different beat than Black Ships but as good for me. Of course, it's full of little Alexander things that are wonderful. If you are a fan of Mary Renault's Alexander, of Alexander history, Stealing Fire is fun. I like the "demi-teinte" rhythm of the narration. How Lydias' life is on pause since his wife and child passed and the most important person in his life, Hephaistion, is no more too. Getting Egypt free of Persian rule and helping Ptolemy becoming the ruler he is meant to be is all that is left for Lydias.The battle scenes are engaging and I found them interesting without being tedious. Hard to do. Graham succeeded in drawing an engaging, yet not bing, bang, thank you mam battle scenes. I especially liked the stealing of the hearse battle.A very good addition of the universe Jo Graham is building. It's fun identifying who is whom book to book. Gull/Lydias is still a wonderful, intriguing and compelling character.
