The Great King
$26.30
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
29 July 2014
Summary
The heroic story of Arimnestos of Plataea continues - a thrilling historical adventure set amid the epic struggle between Greece and Persia - perfect for fans of the blockbusting film 300.
Slave, pirate, husband and lover: Arimnestos of Plataea has been many things in the course of his life. But men remember him best as one of the heroes of the Battle of Marathon, the epic victory that prevented all of Greece from falling under the Persian yoke.
But n…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781409118107 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 140911810X |
| Author: | Christian Cameron |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Orion |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 29 July 2014 |
| Weight: | 320g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 26mm |
| Series: | The Long War |
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Without doubt, Christian Cameron is one of the finest writers of historical fiction in the world. He stands head and shoulders above the vast majority of his contemporaries, and I stand in awe of him and his writing
The more Cameron’s 700-page story progresses, the more impressive it becomes. Detail is piled upon detail to reconstruct the Alexandrian world … brilliantly evoked. Cameron has risen to the challenge of creating a portrait of Alexander that matches - and often eclipses - those of earlier novelists - SUNDAY TIMESCameron’s gift is for spinning out a rich setting through his obvious devotion to Classics … plus, Cameron’s ability to conjure up what Homer called “the battle haze” might make the ancient bard proud - BOSTON GLOBE & MAIL[A] great page-turner - ANCIENT HISTORY on MarathonA sweeping, deeply moving epic that takes the reader into the heart of a different time and culture - HISTORICAL NOVELS REVIEW on MarathonAbout The Author
Christian Cameron
Christian Cameron is a writer, re-enactor and military historian. He is a veteran of the United States Navy, where he served as both an aviator and an intelligence officer. He is a co-author, with his father Ken Cameron, of the acclaimed Gordon Kent military thriller series, as well as WASHINGTON AND CAESAR, a novel of the American Revolution. He now lives in Toronto with his wife and daughter, where he writes full time.
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