About the book: year / A series of novels about the outstanding commander and king of extreme antiquity Alexander the Great."Alexander the Great. Heir to Power." A new novel by modern writer Nelya Gulchuk, “Savior Ptolemy,” tells about one of the closest associates of King Alexander the Great, the military leader Seleucus, the founder of the Seleucid dynasty of kings that ruled in the Near and Middle East. After the death of Alexander the Great, a struggle for succession to the throne began in the empire, which led to an endless series of wars in which the main rivals were Alexander's recent comrades - generals Perdiccas, Antipater, Lysimachus, Antigonus, Ptolemy, Seleucus and others. Ptolemy I Soter ("Savior") , (c. 367/366-283 BC), from 323 - satrap (king's deputy), from 305 - king of Egypt. After Alexander's death, he advocated the division of his vast empire. Ptolemy turned the Egypt he inherited into a centralized and prosperous state with its capital in Alexandria. The book tells in a fascinating way about the complex and intricate vicissitudes of numerous civil strife, when yesterday's friends and comrades became enemies, and the intrigues and love passion of the rulers turned out to be the main instrument of politics. "The Mystery of Alexander the Great." The author of the novel, Nelya Alekseevna Gulchuk, is a film director and screenwriter. In 1972 she graduated with honors from the directing department of VGIK. Scriptwriter and director-producer of the first musical, full-length, wide-format, stereoscopic films. Awarded several international awards. Member of the Union of Cinematographers. This large-scale historical novel, the author’s first literary work, is written in the genre of love-adventure detective, unusual for a historical work. Contents:1. Alexander the Great. Heir to power 2. Savior Ptolemy 3. The riddle of Alexander the Great