Gates of Fire

“Vivid and exciting … Pressfield gives the reader a perspective no ancient historian offers, a soldier’s-eye view … remarkable.”—The New York Times Book Review “Pressfield’s powerful, historically accurate novel explores Spartan society and the nature of courage without ever losing its narrative momentum.”—New Yorker“Impressive … vivid.”—USA Today “Majestic … monumental … epic… . A novel that is intricate and arresting and, once begun, almost impossible to put down.”—New York Daily News“Gates of Fire lives up to its billing as an epic novel… . [Pressfield’s] Greeks and Persians come across as the real thing.”—San Francisco Chronicle “Riveting … rich with historical detail, hot action and crafty storytelling.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)“Steven Pressfield brings the battle of Thermopylae to brilliant life, and he does for that war what Charles Frazier did for the Civil War in Cold Mountain.”—Pat Conroy“An incredibly gripping, moving, and literate work of art. Rarely does an author manage to re-create a moment in history with such mastery, authority, and psychological insights.”—Nelson DeMille “A timeless epic of man and war … Pressfield has created a new classic deserving of a place beside the very best of the old.”—Stephen Coonts

Steven Pressfield is the author of the hugely successful historical novels Gates of Fire, Tides of War, and Last of the Amazons. His debut novel, The Legend of Bagger Vance, was made into a movie starring Matt Damon and Will Smith in 2000. He lives in California.