The Falcon of Sparta
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  • Published: 3 May 2018
  • ISBN: 9781405921527
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 480
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The Falcon of Sparta

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4 Jun 2019
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3 May 2018
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3 May 2018
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A mesmerizing story of courage, faith, and war set in the world of the Ancient Greeks, Persians and Spartans

In the Ancient World, one army was feared above all others. This is their story.

When Cyrus, brother to the Great King of Persia, attempts to overthrow his reckless sibling, he employs a Greek mercenary army of 10,000 soldiers. When this army becomes stranded as a result of the unexpected death of Cyrus, and then witnesses the treacherous murder of its entire officer corps, despair overtakes them.

One man, Xenophon, rallies the Greeks. As he attempts to lead them to freedom across 1,500 miles of hostile territory seething with adversaries, 10,000 men set off on the long way home.
  • Published: 3 May 2018
  • ISBN: 9781405921527
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 480
Categories:

About the author

Conn Iggulden

Conn Iggulden is one of the most successful authors of historical fiction writing today. He has written three previous bestselling historical series, including Wars of the Roses. Dunstan is a stand-alone novel set in the red-blooded world of tenth-century England, and The Falcon of Sparta is a stand-alone in which Iggulden returns to the Ancient World. The first book in his new Athenian series, The Gates of Athens, was a Sunday Times top five bestseller. Protector is the latest instalment in the Athenian series.

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Praise for The Falcon of Sparta

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

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

Pacey and juicy, and packed with action

Sunday Times

Iggulden tells an absolutely cracking story. The pace is nail-biting and the set dressing magnificent

The Times