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Horses of Heaven by Bradshaw, Gillian is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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British novelist Bradshaw (*Imperial Purple*) has created a richly detailed, absorbing historical novel of the ancient world, with strong, well-developed characters and all the right plot elements: love, war, courtly life and the magic of the gods. In 140 B.C., narrator Tomryis, age 18, is chosen by Saka King Mauakes of Ferghana (now Afghanistan), to attend his new wife, Heliokleia, a Greek from the kingdom of Bactra. The marriage is a political alliance, and Mauakes makes it clear that beautiful, intelligent Heliokleia is to have only limited powers. The aloof queen decides to seek her soul's release by being the perfect ruler. Mauakes's grown son Itaz, devoted to his father, is sensitive to both the king's isolation behind the mask of power and Heliokleia's emotional suffering. Eventually Mauakes falls in love with his wife, but he can't demand her affection, which has settled on Itaz. Aided by their sun god patron, Heliokleia and Itaz must confront the paranoid, embittered Mauakes and endure a horrible confrontation with a supernatural creature. Well-researched, interesting details on the cultural and religious customs of the period provide background for the noble characters, w

Who reads Horses of Heaven?

Author

Bradshaw, Gillian

Publisher

Nan A. Talese

Published

1991

Language

EN

ISBN

9780385414661

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Romance

Rating

3.68 / 5 (206 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14