Kυννάνη Φιλίππου θυγάτηρ τὰ πολεμικὰ ἤσκησε καὶ στρατοπέδων ἡγεῖτο καὶ πολεμίοις παρετάσσετο

[sovay]

My short story "ζῆ καὶ βασιλεύει" is now online at Ideomancer. It has a lengthy author's note (it's an alternate history), so I will add only that the title means s/he lives and reigns; it is the answer traditionally given to the siren Thessalonike when she rises from the sea and asks ποῦ εἴναι ὁ Μεγαλέξανδρος—Where is Alexander the Great?

I didn't think of it at the time, but I wonder now if the story is an argument with Mary Renault's Funeral Games (1981). I have several arguments with that book. Anyway, it's queer alternate classical history. Blame yhlee for talking about the Siege of Tyre last September. The rest of the issue is pretty fantastic, too.

Comments

[much-of-a.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Both for the story and the afternote.

I haven't read it for years (so that's a memo to self), but I was reminded a little (in subject matter) of Spedding's A Walk in the Dark (The Road and the Hills was the first novel I ever got to read in manuscript).

[sovay]

Thank you. Both for the story and the afternote.

I'm very glad you enjoyed them. Thank you.

I haven't read it for years (so that's a memo to self), but I was reminded a little (in subject matter) of Spedding's A Walk in the Dark (The Road and the Hills was the first novel I ever got to read in manuscript).

I haven't read that novel. I take it I should look it up?