Dark Prince (Greek Series)
Reading this sequel toLion of  Macedonis like reading a compressed, acceleratedLord of the Ringscrossed with  the classicStar Trekepisode, "Mirror, Mirror." Preternaturally precocious 4-year-old  Alexander is kidnapped by Philippos, a demonic parallel-universe twin of King Philip of Macedon. Philip's  strategos (chief general and strategist), Parmenion, and Philip's assassin, Attalus, form an uneasy alliance in  order to retrieve Alexander. Passed (by the sorcerer Aristotle) through a portal to Makedones, a world  geographically similar to but historically different from their own, they must first find Alexander and then  make their way through hostile, enchanted territory inhabited by magical creatures to a rendezvous with  Aristotle. But Philip of Macedon isn't the only person who has a twin in this parallel world, and as  Parmenion discovers more about Makedones, he finds that the similarities rather than the differences are  the most troubling.There are two stories here. First, Alexander's mystic quest for redemption (carried out by the chosen few)  and Parmenion and the Spartans' parallel last-ditch battle (fought with ordinary weapons); then, David  Gemmell follows Alexander and Parmenion home. Although they have beaten a horrific demon in  Makedones, they have yet to face the demons of Macedon: Alexander's life and soul are at stake in another   battle against darkness.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.