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Lion of Macedon
By David Gemmell v1.0

Dedication

The story of Lion ofMacedon was born on a Greek island, in the shadow of a ruined acropolis,
beneath the walls of a fortress built by Crusader knights. The first ideas surfaced in a bay that
was said to have sheltered St Paul on his voyage to Rome. Lindos, on the island of Rhodes, is a
place of quiet beauty and great charm, and her people echo her qualities.

This novel is dedicated with great affection to those people who have made my journeys to Lindos
full of enchantment; to Vasilis and Tsambika of Flora's Bar, to 'Crispy' and 'Jax', and Kate and
Alex.

And to Brian Gorton and his lovely wife, Kath, for the gift of the'Eyes'.

Acknowledgements

My thanks to my editor Liza Reeves, copy editor Jean Maund, and test readers Val Gemmell, Edith
Graham, Tom Taylor, and 'young Jim of the Penguin' who forced me to rewrite from scratch. And
special thanks to my researcher Stella Graham, who ploughed through scores of heavy tomes seeking
inspiration, and to Paul Henderson, who checked the manuscript for historical accuracy.

Contents

Author's Foreword
BOOK ONE
Spring, 389 BC
Sparta, Summer, 385 BC
Sparta, Summer, 382 BC
Thebes, Autumn, 382 BC

BOOK TWO
Thebes, Autumn, 379 BC
The Temple, Asia Minor, 379 BC
Thebes, Summer, 371 BC

BOOK THREE
Thebes, Autumn, 371 BC
Pella, Macedonia, 371 BC
The Temple, Summer, 359 BC
Macedonia, Summer, 359 BC
The City of Susa, Persia, Autumn, 359 BC
The Thracian Border, Autumn, 359 BC
Illyria, Autumn, 359 BC
The Temple, Autumn, 359 BC
Pella, Spring, 358 BC
The Lyncestian Plain, Summer, 358 BC