The Falcon of Sparta: The gripping and battle-scarred adventure from the bestselling author of the Athenian series

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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.

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.

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 * Iggulden is in a class of his own when it comes to epic, historical fiction * Daily Mirror * 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 * Pacey and juicy, and packed with action * Sunday Times *