{"product_id":"the-falcon-of-sparta-9781405921534","title":"The Falcon of Sparta","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe bestselling author of the \u003ci\u003eEmperor, Conqueror\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Wars of the Roses\u003c\/i\u003e returns to the Ancient World with a gripping adventure based on an epic true story. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''HIS FINEST NOVEL TO DATE . . . THE BATTLE SCENES ARE THRILLING'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY EXPRESS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e___________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the Ancient World, one army was feared above all others. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e401 BC. The Persian king Artaxerxes rules an empire stretching from the Aegean to northern India.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs many as fifty million people are his subjects.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis rule is absolute.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut the sons of Sparta are eager to play the game of thrones . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBattles can be won - or lost - with a single blow. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrinces fall. And when the dust of civil war settles, the Spartans are left stranded in the heart of an enemy''s empire, without support, without food and without water.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFar from home, surrounded by foes, it falls to the young soldier Xenophon to lead the survivors again\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHis finest novel to date, brings alive the extraordinary world of ancient Persia, \u003c\/b\u003eas well as the ruthless nobility of the Spartans. \u003cb\u003eThe battle scenes are thrilling\u003c\/b\u003e and the men who fight in them are impeccably portrayed * Sunday Express *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIggulden is in a class of his own when it comes to epic, historical fiction\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Mirror *\u003cbr\u003eIggulden tells \u003cb\u003ean absolutely cracking story\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eThe pace is nail-biting and the set-dressing magnificent\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of our finest historical novelists\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Express *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePacey and juicy, and packed with action\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Times *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407943377239,"sku":"9781405921534","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405921534.jpg?v=1730501036","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-falcon-of-sparta-9781405921534","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}