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Empire

Conn Iggulden author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd

Published:29th Feb '24

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Empire cover

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

JOIN PERICLES, THE LION OF ATHENS, ON A JOURNEY TO SECURE THE FATE OF THE ATHENIAN EMPIRE


'The master historical storyteller' DAILY EXPRESS

'Iggulden draws the Greek world convincingly and he is strongest writing battle scenes' THE TIMES on the Golden Age series

'The sights, sounds and smells of Athens bring history to life with gripping brilliance' DAILY MIRROR
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THE GOLDEN AGE OF ATHENS:
THE JEWEL IN THE GREEK EMPIRE

Standing like a colossus over the city is Pericles:
politician, general, architect of the city’s fortunes.

Yet some look on jewels with envy.

Forever a threat from the south,
Sparta will not kneel to its rival.
From their ranks rises a young boy
– ruthless, courageous, hungry.
Soon he will lead them . . .

Pericles is no longer young.
His city is divided – against the Spartan threat, against him.
Can Athens’ most famous son rouse its citizens to war?

Will the Lion of Athens roar one final time?

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Praise for the Golden Age Series

'Pacy and propulsive. Crackling with energy, violence and stirring speeches' DAILY MAIL

'Iggulden draws the Greek world convincingly' THE TIMES

'The master historical storyteller. This swords-and-sandals epic brings the ancient world to life' DAILY EXPRESS

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Praise for Conn Iggulden

'Pacy and propulsive, cracking with energy, violence and stirring speeches, Iggulden chronicles power struggles, political machinations and the bloodthirsty ravages of up-close combat' DAILY MAIL

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

Empire, Sunday Times
bestseller, June 2023

The sights, sounds and smells of Athens bring history to life with gripping brilliance * Daily Mirror *
Praise for Conn Iggulden * - *
Iggulden tells an absolutely cracking story...the pace is nail-biting and the set dressing magnificent * The 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 *
Pacy...and packed with action * Sunday Times *
Breathes new life into the darkest and most dramatic of times * Star *
Compelling reading * Woman and Home *

ISBN: 9781405949675

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 27mm

Weight: 309g

448 pages