Valerio Massimo Manfredi

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  • Bibliography:
    21 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    October 2001
  • Latest Book:
    October 2019
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About the Author

Valerio Massimo Manfredi is professor of classical archaeology at the Luigi Bocconi University in Milan.Further to numerous academic publications, he has published ten works of fiction, including the Alexander trilogy, which has been translated into thirty-four languages in fifty-five countries. His novel The Last Legion was released as a major motion picture. He has written and hosted documentaries on the ancient world and has written screenplays for cinema and television.

Full Series List in Order

Alexander

1 - Child of a Dream (Oct-2001)
2 - The Sands of Ammon (Mar-2002)
3 - The Ends of the Earth (Sep-2002)

Odysseus

1 - The Oath (Sep-2014)
2 - The Return (Oct-2015)

Book List in Order: 21 titles

  • Child of a Dream

    Alexander - 1

    Before his birth, omens foretold that Alexander, son of the warrior-king Philip of Macedonia, was destined for greatness. From boyhood, the prince was trained by the finest scholars and mightiest soldiers to attain extraordinary strength of body and ...

  • The Sands of Ammon

    Alexander - 2

    THE BESTSELLING EPIC OF THE GLORY AND THE GRANDEUR INTRIGUES AND PASSIONS OF ANCIENT GREECE...AND THE WARRIOR KING WHOSE CONQUESTS BUILT AN ETERNAL LEGEND. ALEXANDER Volume II: THE SANDS OF AMMON A thousand years after Agamemnon fought the Tro...

  • The Ends of the Earth

    Alexander - 3

    All his life, Alexander defied the limits the gods gave mortals. That passion overwhelmed cities and armies...and united a vast empire. Alexander was no longer simply King of Macedonia: The Pan-Hellenic League had named him Supreme Leader. Egypt crow...

  • Spartan

    Herodotus tells us that not all of the three hundred Spartan warriors died at the hands of Xerxes, King of the Persians, in the battle of the Thermopylae: two were saved bringing a life-saving message back to the city . . .Valerio Massimo Manfredi's ...

  • Tyrant

    Valerio Massimo Manfredi's Tyrant starts in Sicily 412 BC: the infinite duel between a man and a superpower begins. The man is Dionysius, who has just made himself Tyrant of Syracuse. The superpower Carthage, mercantile megalopolis and mistress of th...

  • Pharaoh

    Valerio Massimo Manfredi's Pharaoh is a thrilling archaeological mystery.Jerusalem, 586 BC. The kingdom of Judah is on the verge of annihilation by the Babylonians. In the chaos, the prophet Jeremiah saves the sacred Ark of the Covenant and hides it ...

  • Tower

    Valerio Massimo Manfredi's The Tower is a modern thriller solving an ancient mystery. AD 70. A ferocious, mysterious force hidden in a solitary tower annihilated a squad of Roman soldiers advancing through the Sahara desert. There was a single surviv...

  • The Lost Army

    The 4th century BC. A village in Syria. A woman, dressed in rags and covered in blisters and sores, is seen approaching on the road coming from the north. Suspicious of her, the villagers shout and throw rocks at her. She is struck and falls. She see...

  • The Ides of March

    March, 44 BC. Rome, in all her glory, has expanded her territories beyond the wildest dreams of her citizens, led by Caius Julius Caesar - Pontifex Maximus, dictator perpetuo, invincible military leader and only fifty-six years old. He is a man in ...



  • Empire of Dragons

    Anatolia, AD 260. The Roman outpost of Edessa is on its last legs after the Persian siege, and Roman Emperor Publius Licinius Valerianus agrees to meet his adversary to negotiate peace. But the meeting is a trap and the Emperor ends up in enemy hands...

  • The Ancient Curse

    A new thriller from the author of the Alexander series explores an ancient crime, with a curse that remains

    In the darkest hours of the night at the Museum of Volterra, young archaeologist Fabrizio Castellani is immersed in his work. ...

  • Heroes

    A castaway tossed onto a deserted beach is the last survivor of a world that no longer exists. He has a terrible, fascinating story to tell - the true reason for which the Trojan War was fought ... The protagonist of this tale is Diomedes, the last o...

  • The Oracle

    Valerio Massimo Manfredi's The Oracle is a modern thriller inspired by an ancient prophecy.1973. Professor Periklis Harvatis, working alone and late into the night on an important archaeological dig, unearths a magnificent golden vase upon which the ...

  • A Winter's Night

    Set during the first half of the twentieth century, this is the story of the Brunis, a family of farmers from the Italian Padan Plain who have worked the land since time immemorial. And it is a story about the homeless multitudes, travelers, and tink...

  • Odysseus: The Oath

    A man becomes a hero. As a young boy in Ithaca, Odysseus listens in wonder to his grandfather Autolykos, a man feared by many across the land as a ruthless fighter. He learns of his heritage and a lifelong passion is sparked: to become an adventurer ...

  • The Last Supper host

  • The Sands of Ammonthe

    Continuing the international bestselling saga of Alexander the Great, The Sands of Ammon brilliantly describes his quest to conquer Asia, the limitless domain ruled by the Great King of the Persians. In a seemingly impossible venture, the mighty Alex...

  • The Oath

    Odysseus - 1

    Following the life and adventures of Odysseus, bestselling author Valerio Massimo Manfredi’s master­ful novel breathes new life into another titanic figure of antiquity. In Ithaca, a young prince begins a journey that begins on the small, rocky is...

  • The Return

    Odysseus - 2

    Odysseus returns in this second installment of the classic hero’s extraordinary story, masterfully brought to life by bestselling author Valerio Massimo Manfredi. After ten years of uninterrupted war, blood, and agony, the Trojans have finally been...



  • Wolves of Rome

    From the international bestselling Valerio Massimo Manfredi, Wolves of Rome is a historical thriller about two brothers and the betrayal of Teutoburg Forest that devastated the Roman Empire. This is a must read for fans of Simon Scarrow, Ben Kane and...

  • The Last Legion

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    The Roman world is in the throes of death, but a new myth, destined to span the centuries, is waiting to be born. The camp was quiet. Mist shrouded the plains and the Nova Invicta Legion, the legendary warriors charged with protecting the last empero...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Valerio Massimo Manfredi has published 21 books.

Valerio Massimo Manfredi does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Wolves of Rome, was published in October 2019.

The first book by Valerio Massimo Manfredi, Child of a Dream, was published in October 2001.

Yes. Valerio Massimo Manfredi has 2 series.
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