Product Details Publisher: Michael Joseph (2022-03-29) Language: English Paperback: 432 pages ISBN-13: 9781405944045 Item Weight: 306.18 grams Dimensions: 7.75 x 5.06 x 1.05 cm TWO LEGENDARY BATTLES. ONE FEARLESS WARRIOR . . .EXPERIENCE THE EPIC BATTLEFIELDS OF ANCIENT GREECE WITH MASTER STORYTELLER CONN IGGULDEN'Brings war in the ancient world to vivid, gritty and bloody life' Anthony Riches 'Another masterpiece from Iggulden' 5***** Reader Review 'It's like being on the battlefield' 5***** Reader Review 'An epic piece of historical fiction, full of political intrigue and vivid action' Robert Fabbri ________Themistocles stands as the battle-scarred leader of Athens. Yet he is no nobleman, and is distrusted by many.But those who stand against him cannot argue with two things: his victories as a warrior, and the vast Persian army heading their way . . .And so Themistocles must fight.Fight the invaders. Fight the allies who despise him. Fight for his city. As the Persians draw close, he must prove himself again and again in battle.Because history belongs to the courageous . . .________'I was transported. I felt the Mediterranean sun on my face, smelled the sea on the air . . . Here is a master at work. There is no one better at this' GILES KRISTIAN'Bring[s] the Greco-Persian Wars to life in brilliant detail. Thrilling' DAILY EXPRESSPRAISE FOR CONN IGGULDEN'The pace is nail-biting and the set-dressing magnificent' Times'Pacy . . . and packed with action' Sunday Times'One of our finest historical novelists' Daily Express'Iggulden is in a class of his own when it comes to epic, historical fiction' Daily Mirror About the Author Conn Iggulden is one of the most successful authors of historical fiction writing today. He has written four previous bestselling historical series, including Wars of the Roses. Dunstan is a stand-alone novel set in the red-blooded world of tenth-century England, and The Falcon of Sparta is a stand-alone in which Iggulden returns to the Ancient World. Both instalments of Conn's Athenian series, The Gates of Athens and Protector, were instant Sunday Times bestsellers. The Lion is the first book in Conn's epic new series, The Golden Age.
