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From the scorching plains of Persia to the opulent city of Babylon, Ashley and Alexander continue their sensuous and passionate journey through history.
Alexander the Great is now king of Persia and Greece - but his reign will be short.
Time-travelling Ashley knows when her husband will die. She's determined to cheat Fate and save Alexander and her children, even if it brings the gates of time crashing down.
Following Alexander on a tour of his new kingdom, she plans her moves and bides her time. She must, however, convince Alexander to abandon his crown and his kingdom.
Read Online Storms Over Babylon Time for Alexander Jennifer Macaire 9781786154828 Books
"An intriguing time-travel novel set in the time of Alexander the Great. For fans of this time period and setting, this must-read adventure is a great summer pastime as the main character, Ashley, travels back in time to meet up with the man himself, Alexander, and is mistaken for the goddess Persephone. If you love the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon, then take a journey with Jennifer Macaire into ancient Greece where her MC entangles herself in history, literally."
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Tags : Storms Over Babylon (Time for Alexander) [Jennifer Macaire] on . <strong>From the scorching plains of Persia to the opulent city of Babylon, Ashley and Alexander continue their sensuous and passionate journey through history.</strong> Alexander the Great is now king of Persia and Greece - but his reign will be short. Time-travelling Ashley knows when her husband will die. She's determined to cheat Fate and save Alexander and her children,Jennifer Macaire,Storms Over Babylon (Time for Alexander),Accent Press Ltd,178615482X,FICTION / Historical / General,Fiction/Alternative History,Fiction/Romance - Historical - General,Fiction/Romance - Time Travel,Fiction/Science Fiction - Action Adventure,ancient; history; goddess; ancient greece; alexander the great; time travel; accent press
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Storms Over Babylon Time for Alexander Jennifer Macaire 9781786154828 Books Reviews
- Jennifer Macaire is not only a charming woman who leads a charmed life in France, but she is smart and funny, beautiful and kind. It would be hard not to love something that she has wrought. Mind you, I have never met her, but I have friended her from afar, and cheered her on since reading her first Alexander the Great book many moons ago. She has this delicious way of taking ancient history and spicing it up with a thoroughly modern time traveler sexpot who turns Alexander's life upside down with her antics, her love and her knowledge gleaned 3000 yrs. from the future. The humor and clever metaphors and references in no way take away from the serious research it had to have taken to write this series of novels. Sometimes her descriptions of the landscapes, the smells, the odd and the weird in the eras of superstition and royalty come right to life on the page and I forgot I was reading something that was just plain fun. I was impressed with the work and the offhandedness of her serious scholarship that went into it. It might not be the cup of the tea of uber literati, the fans of Pynchon or Brautigan, but if you like a rollicking good story told well, with an authorly tongue stuck firmly in her cheek, Macaire's work will give you pleasure. It's a hoot! (less)
- This is another amazing installment in the Time For Alexander Series, full of adventure, drama, and exotic ancient settings.
One would get more out of Storms over Babylon if they had read the earlier books in the series, but this story is understandable without them. The complicated romantic relationships might be a little hard to understand though, if this is the first book in the series read.
Ashley, the time traveler who has gone back thousands of years and has married Alexander the Great, and her husband are touring his kingdom with the army. He has less than two years left to live, and she wants to save him, damn the consequences.
They sometimes have philosophical conversations about literature, and then it gets real, about them and their lives. Mundane details are interesting like using moldy bread to save an injured soldier. Her modern point of view is capable of being cute or funny.
Tension rises, and they head toward Babylon where their son would be and where Alexander would die.
Readers are treated to a great look into the cultures of the Persians, Egyptians, and Greeks, etc. of the era. For example, the Greeks were mad that Alexander was pretending to be a god for the Persians, and this gives us a view into the clash of values. Strains between cultures appear causing unrest. How will Alexander handle this? Natural disasters such as a flood hit the camp, worsening the situation. Readers are inspired to keep turning pages to find out. Ashley and Alexander deal with the people up close and personal after such losses, building up their characters. The story, therefore, is realistic and sad but not overwhelming.
Troubles of traveling in the desert and getting lost occur. One might have read the historical accounts of Alexander. Or not, but this brings the idea home of how difficult it was for him and his people to do their exploits. We learn more about him as a man, assuming the author wrote his character true to the historical accounts, based on what we know. It inspires readers to like him more.
Alexander is treated like a conquering hero when they arrive at new places, consolidating his kingdom, giving more of an understanding of the past, in an entertaining way.
Some of the sex is explicit but not overdone. There is open-door sex, but not graphic. Earlier books in the series were more explicit in their descriptions. Sexual morals were different back then. More was accepted casually, so if a reader is offended over sexual relations beyond the normal that take place between married couples, this might not be the book to read. The different romantic situations, though not typical for many from our modern-day perspective, are still written with a sense of respect and integrity. The values of the day may have been different than ours, but the author makes them make sense within the context of the story.
There are situations with multiple wives/husbands, and people worshiping Alexander even though he killed their sons in battle, etc. Ashley does her best to adopt to this and generally is successful. Her struggles though are understandable. Ashley’s way of handling the day-to-day reality shows her humanity. She knows a dear friend is to die soon. Can she save him? Readers hear the ticking clock.
When it comes to Alexander’s impending death, he tells Ashley that he will accept fate and not try to cheat it. She has a major problem with this and plans to interfere anyway. There is great suspense throughout the book. There are emotional ups and downs with the relationships. Trouble escalates. How will Ashley get out of this mess? Locked in the palace until her baby is born? Then she couldn’t save her friend or Alexander.
When the scene of Alexander’s final illness arrives, readers are desperate to know what’s going to happen. Ashley doesn’t have the cure, and Alexander is getting sicker by the moment. She may just have to accept fate. The scene where she deals with this is inventive.
This is an enjoyable read, one I’m glad I found. It fits in nicely with the series. - An intriguing time-travel novel set in the time of Alexander the Great. For fans of this time period and setting, this must-read adventure is a great summer pastime as the main character, Ashley, travels back in time to meet up with the man himself, Alexander, and is mistaken for the goddess Persephone. If you love the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon, then take a journey with Jennifer Macaire into ancient Greece where her MC entangles herself in history, literally.
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