Funeral Games — Mary Renault

Alexander the Great lies dying. Around his body gather the generals, the provincial satraps and the royal wives, already competing for power and land. Only Bagoas, the Persian boy who loved him, wants nothing. In the struggle for succession, it seems that no one possesses the visionary leadership necessary to keep the empire from crumbling. And yet Alexander's legacy endured to spread into worlds he had seen only in his dreams.