The Falcon of Sparta: The gripping and battle-scarred adventure from The Sunday Times bestselling author of Empire
May 2018 · Penguin UK
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THE GRIPPING ADVENTURE BASED ON AN EPIC TRUE STORY FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR, PERFECT FOR FANS OF BERNARD CORNWELL
'HIS FINEST NOVEL TO DATE . . . THE BATTLE SCENES ARE THRILLING' SUNDAY EXPRESS
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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 single blow.
Princes fall. And when the dust of civil war settles, the Spartans are left stranded in the heart of an enemy's empire, without support, without food and without water.
Far from home, surrounded by foes, it falls to the young soldier Xenophon to lead the survivors against Artaxerxes' legendary Persian warriors . . .
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'The pace is nail-biting' THE TIMES
Praise for Conn Iggulden:
'Here is a master at work. There is no one better at this' GILES KRISTIAN
'Brings war in the ancient world to vivid, gritty and bloody life. I'm blown away' ANTHONY RICHES
'Iggulden tells an absolutely cracking story...the pace is nail-biting and the set dressing magnificent' THE TIMES
'An epic piece of historical fiction, full of political intrigue and vivid action' ROBERT FABBRI
'Iggulden is in a class of his own when it comes to epic, historical fiction' DAILY MIRROR
Author's novel, Empire was a Sunday Times bestseller May 2023
'HIS FINEST NOVEL TO DATE . . . THE BATTLE SCENES ARE THRILLING' SUNDAY EXPRESS
__________
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 single blow.
Princes fall. And when the dust of civil war settles, the Spartans are left stranded in the heart of an enemy's empire, without support, without food and without water.
Far from home, surrounded by foes, it falls to the young soldier Xenophon to lead the survivors against Artaxerxes' legendary Persian warriors . . .
__________
'The pace is nail-biting' THE TIMES
Praise for Conn Iggulden:
'Here is a master at work. There is no one better at this' GILES KRISTIAN
'Brings war in the ancient world to vivid, gritty and bloody life. I'm blown away' ANTHONY RICHES
'Iggulden tells an absolutely cracking story...the pace is nail-biting and the set dressing magnificent' THE TIMES
'An epic piece of historical fiction, full of political intrigue and vivid action' ROBERT FABBRI
'Iggulden is in a class of his own when it comes to epic, historical fiction' DAILY MIRROR
Author's novel, Empire was a Sunday Times bestseller May 2023
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Paul Demetre
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July 6, 2019
In his historical note section at the end of this book the author quotes E.L. Doctorow with saying, "The historian will tell you what happened. The novelist will tell you what it felt like". Iggulden always intends to do both. Having read this book and his Conquer series I can confirm that he teaches you about historical facts, helps you feel what it was like then leaves you enthralled and entrained. I don't want to give away the story, which is based on historical facts and on a book written by the protagonist, Xenoohon, but you will be absorbed into this adventure.
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December 7, 2018
The story built up to a crescendo, then the tug eas pulled out from under my feet with all the leading characters getting killed. Just when you thought it was all over a new hero steps. Just got better and better
Christopher Collier
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June 10, 2018
A terrific read. Iggulden relays the important events while trimming the
fat. He describes battles like no other. I've read all his series and this
continues the tradition of excellent writing!
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About the author
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. Nero, and instant Sunday Times bestseller, begins a new trilogy following the life of Rome's most notorious emperor.
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