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ⓘ About Valerio Manfredi
Valerio Manfredi is a bestselling Italian novelist, journalist, historian, archaeologist, essayist, and writer. He is well known for writing historical fiction stories and his most popular work is the Alexander trilogy series. Manfredi was born as Valerio Massimo Manfredi on March 08, 1942, in Piumazzo di Castelfranco Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He obtained a degree in the subject of Classical Arts from the Bologna University and started working as an archaeologist. Manfredi was employed at Milan’s Catholic University and specialized in the Ancient World’s topography. For a period of 6 years between 1980 and 1986, Manfredi was involved in teaching archaeology at the Cattolica del Sacro University. In 1987, he joined the Venice University for an academic career.
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Series opener · book 1 of 16 · published 1985 Co-authored · Celia Filipetto Isicato
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Who is Valerio Manfredi?
Valerio Manfredi is a bestselling Italian novelist, journalist, historian, archaeologist, essayist, and writer. He is well known for writing historical fiction stories and his most popular work is the Alexander trilogy series. Manfredi was born as Valerio Massimo Manfredi on March 08, 1942, in Piumazzo di Castelfranco Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
Which Valerio Manfredi series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Alexander series, the earliest of Valerio Manfredi's multi-book series: it opens with Child of a Dream (1998) and runs to 3 books across 1998, ending with The Ends of the Earth (1998).
How many books has Valerio Manfredi written?
Valerio Manfredi has 23 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1985 and 2019. 5 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Alexander series with 3 books — and 18 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Valerio Manfredi's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Valerio Manfredi's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Alexander (1998, 3 books) and Odysseus (2012–2013, 2 books).
How are Valerio Manfredi's books organised into series?
This guide splits Valerio Manfredi's 23 books into 2 named series and 18 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Alexander (3 books, 1998); Odysseus (2 books, 2012–2013).