The Gates of Athens by Conn Iggulden

The Gates of Athens by Conn Iggulden

Evoking two of the most famous battles of the Ancient World--the Battle of Marathon and the Last Stand at Thermopylae--The Gates of Athens is a bravura piece of storytelling by a well acclaimed master of the historical adventure novel.

In the new epic historical novel by New York Times bestselling author Conn Iggulden, in ancient Greece an army of slaves gathers on the plains of Marathon . . .

Under Darius the Great, King of Kings, the mighty Persian army--swollen by 10,000 warriors known as The Immortals--have come to subjugate the Greeks. In their path, vastly outnumbered, stands an army of freeborn Athenians. Among them is a clever, fearsome, and cunning soldier-statesman, Xanthippus. Against all odds, the Athenians emerge victorious.

Yet people soon forget that freedom is bought with blood.

Ten years later, Xanthippus watches helplessly as Athens succumbs to the bitter politics of factionalism. Traitors and exiles abound. Trust is at a low ebb when the Persians cross the Hellespont in ever greater numbers in their second attempt to raze Athens to the ground.

Facing overwhelming forces by land and sea, the Athenians call on their Spartan allies for assistance--to delay the Persians at the treacherous pass of Thermopylae . . .

Conn Iggulden is the author of the Emperor series, which includes Emperor: The Gates of Rome, Emperor: The Death of Kings, Emperor: The Field of Swords, Emperor: The Gods of War, Emperor: The Blood of Gods, and Emperor: The Gods of War. He's also the co-author of The Hazardous Book for Boys, The Dangerous Book of Heroes, and Tollins: Explosive Stories for Children, all of which were #1 New York Times bestsellers. He lives in Hertfordshire, England, with his wife and children, where he is working on his next book.

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ISBN 13	9781643139500
ISBN 10	1643139509
Title	The Gates of Athens
Author	Conn Iggulden
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pegasus Books
Year published	2022-03-08
Number of pages	464
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