The Falcon of Sparta
The gripping and battle-scarred adventure from The Sunday Times bestselling author of Empire
$24.64
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
4 June 2019
Summary
Based on one of history’s most epic stories of adventure, Conn Iggulden’s latest bestseller pits Persians against Spartans in a legendary battle.
In the Ancient World, one army was feared above all others. 401 BC. The Persian king Artaxerxes rules an empire stretching from the Aegean to northern India. As many as fifty million people are his subjects. His rule is absolute.
But the sons of Sparta are eager to play the game of thrones. Battles can be won – or lost – with a singl…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781405921534 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1405921536 |
| Author: | Conn Iggulden |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 4 June 2019 |
| Weight: | 316g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 131mm x 30mm |
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Critics Review
His finest novel to date, brings alive the extraordinary world of ancient Persia, as well as the ruthless nobility of the Spartans. The battle scenes are thrilling and the men who fight in them are impeccably portrayed * Sunday Express *Iggulden is in a class of his own when it comes to epic, historical fiction * Daily Mirror *Iggulden tells an absolutely cracking story. The pace is nail-biting and the set-dressing magnificent * The Times *One of our finest historical novelists * Daily Express *Pacey and juicy, and packed with action * Sunday Times *
About The Author
Conn Iggulden
CONN IGGULDEN is one of the most successful authors of historical fiction writing today, with bestselling series on Julius Caesar, Genghis Khan and the Wars of the Roses, as well as two stand-alone novels- Dunstan, set in the red-blooded world of tenth-century England and The Falcon of Sparta, in which Iggulden returns to the Ancient World. Both instalments of his Athenian series, The Gates of Athens and Protector, and his recent Golden Age series, Lion and Empire, are Sunday Times bestsellers. Tyrant and Inferno follow on from the Sunday Times bestselling Nero in Iggulden’s most recent series.
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