[The Bow of Heaven 02] • A Mixture of Madness

*"No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness." - * Aristotle

At 19, they chained Alexandros to the monstrous tail of a victorious Roman army marching home; just one more morsel among thousands for a city always hungry for another helping of slaves. 30 years later, he rides at the head of seven legions beside his master and benefactor. Marcus Licinius Crassus is a man bent upon a war of revenge. Alexandros will do anything to stop him.

From the **Historical Novel Society** review: "Readers need not read the first volume in order to enjoy this current

one, and Roman history buffs will be able to guess the shape of the new

book's plot: Crassus, financier, doting father and husband, disgruntled

triumvir, and would-be conqueror of the East. Levkoff has Alexander the

slave at his master's side through almost everything, without ever

sentimentalizing his slave status (Crassus may like Alexander, but he's

also quick to threaten floggings when he's in a bad mood) or filling the

character with improbable braveries."