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For fans of Laurent Gaudé including myself, this new album is probably a little disappointing at first but, once past the first quarter (say the first 2 chapters), the true dimension of the book reveals, namely a long journey through part of the empire of Alexander both a messenger responsible for providing a messenger to the Indian emperor, by a princess, Drypteis, daughter of Darius, who will accompany the funeral procession of Alexander bound for Macedonia (which serves as a common thread throughout the novel), and finally some riders faithful among the faithful who will try a last effort to push the boundaries of the Empire of their former leader (rather than kill in fratricidal wars).
Sure, you have to like the style Gaudé (subject-verb-complement) and we find the theme of death, sacrifice, ... dear to this author. Nevertheless, but admire the magnanimity of the young men (30-40 years barely) desperate to wear the colors of their companion and save the beauty of his "work". Perhaps it is ultimately a personal matter of the author on what lies ahead "after"?