A book about the events that followed Alexander the Great's death and led to the break up of his conquests and the establishment of the Hellenistic kingdoms of the Diadochi (Successors).
The book illuminates various aspects of these years of strife and highlights the personalities and stories of the most important people of the age.
It sadly ends a bit prematurely in my opinion, I think it should cover at least the first years of the kingdoms of the successors to be complete.
But it is unique in that it tells a story that seldom gets told and it is certainly well researched and written.

I found out about this book through The History Book Club here on goodreads which I totally recommend to every history lover out there. Many thanks to the club's members that organized the read and participated in the discussion.

You can watch my video review at Ex Libris 163.