A reworking of the legend of Alexander the Great - with a female protagonist. Ailixond, Lord of Safi, had taken his army across half the known world to assuage his appetite for conquest. Never had he met anyone like Aleizon Ailix Ayndra - a woman soldier who will one day rule the known world.

A stunning reworking of the legend of Alexander the Great—with a female protagonist—combining exquisite historical detail with compelling characterisation. The 2nd book in "A Walk in the Dark" trilogy follows The Road and the Hills and precedes The Streets of the City. The conqueror of half the world is dead. His second-in-command and lover is imprisoned and faces charges of adultery, atheism, theft, drug-running, fraud, treachery, and witchcraft.

A stunning reworking of the legend of Alexander the Great—with a female protagonist—combining exquisite historical detail with compelling characterisation. The Lord Regent, Sulakon, is trying to draw the rebel lords to his standard in order to raise an army against 'the witch' — Aleizon Ailix Ayndra. Meanwhile, Ayndra, in her attempt to reunite the empire, has many other hazards and adversities to contend with. She is kidnapped by the evil Lord Sandar, who has developed a lustful passion for her; there are plots against her life; and the ghost of Ailixond seems to have returned to the world...