Valerio Massimo Manfredi Books

Valerio Massimo Manfredi is an Italian archaeologist, historian, and novelist whose writing draws on the ancient world and classical history. He is best known for the Alexander trilogy—Child of a Dream, The Sands of Ammon, and The Ends of the Earth—which follows Alexander the Great’s rise and campaigns. His other historical novels include The Last Legion, which was adapted into a film. Manfredi has also written nonfiction and presented television programs on archaeology and history.