Conn Iggulden
Gates of Athens: Book One in the Athenian series
Gates of Athens: Book One in the Athenian series
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Conn Iggulden's latest legendary tale, "The Gates of Athens," transports readers to the epic world of the Athenians with breathtaking battles that bring the Ancient World of Greece alive. The book follows Xanthippus, a statesman who is born to save his people from the Persian king's Immortals. Ten years later, Athens has betrayed its favorite son, and the Persians return to take revenge. In desperation, the city calls on men of Sparta to block the pass at Thermopylae. The Gates of Athens is a bravura piece of storytelling about a people driven to preserve their freedom at any cost. Readers are raving about the book, praising Iggulden's masterful storytelling and vivid descriptions of the Ancient World.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 464 pages
Publication date: 18 March 2021
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Conn Iggulden is a master storyteller
A STATESMAN IS BORN,NOT MADE . . .
Marathon. A Persian king stands at last on Greek soil. His Immortals have come to raze the cities of the west. The Athenians are hopelessly outnumbered. The gods are silent. All they have is the shield line. Xanthippus takes a breath. If they cannot stand, all Greece will fall.Thermopylae. Ten years later, Athens has betrayed its favourite son. When the Persians return, when they cross the Hellespont to take revenge on the Greeks, will Xanthippus come home to save his people?
Athens cannot stand alone a second time.In desperation, the city calls on men of Sparta to block the pass at Thermopylae. To give them time. To give them hope.
Featuring two of the most famous battles of the Ancient World, The Gates of Athens is a bravura piece of storytelling about a people driven to preserve their freedom at any cost.
Readers are raving about The Gates of Athens:
What a brilliantly addictive read!5***** Reader Review
This author never fails to deliver!
5***** Reader Review
Another brilliant historical novel from the master of the craft
5***** Reader Review
It's like being on the battlefield
5***** Reader Review
PRAISE 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
Conn Iggulden is a master storyteller
Weight: 324g
Dimension: 129 x 197 x 35 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781405937351
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