The Gates of Athens

Author(s): Conn Iggulden

Historical

THE LATEST ANCIENT EPIC FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF EMPEROR AND WAR OF THE ROSES
490 B.C. Two great empires are about to go to war . . .
The momentous struggle between Athens and Sparta as rival powers and political systems will last for twenty-seven years (431 to 404 BC). It will end in the fall of a dynasty.
Filled with cunning political scheming and astonishing military prowess, invasions and treacheries, plagues and slaughters, passion and power, Conn Iggulden brings to life one of the most thrilling chapters of the ancient world.
PRAISE FOR CONN IGGULDEN 'The pace is nail-biting and the set-dressing magnificent' Times 'Pacy . . . and packed with action' Sunday Times 'One of our finest historical novelists' Daily Express 'Iggulden is in a class of his own when it comes to epic, historical fiction' Daily Mirror
 


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Conn Iggulden is one of the most successful authors of historical fiction writing today. Stormbird is the first book in his brilliant new series set during the Wars of the Roses, an extraordinary period of British history. His previous two series, on Julius Caesar and on the Mongul Khans of Central Asia, describe the founding of the greatest empires of their day and were number one bestsellers. Conn Iggulden lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and children. conniggulden.com


 

 


 

General Fields

  • : 9780241351246
  • : Penguin Books, Limited
  • : Michael Joseph
  • : 0.368317
  • : October 2019
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  • : January 2022
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Conn Iggulden
  • : Conn Iggulden
  • : 464
  • : 464
  • : very good
  • : very good
  • : 823.92
  • : 823.92
  • : English
  • : English
  • : Paperback
  • : Paperback