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Lion

Lion

'Brings war in the ancient world to vivid, gritty and bloody life' ANTHONY RICHES

Summary

ENTER THE BATTLEFIELDS OF ANCIENT GREECE WITH THE EPIC BESTSELLER FROM MASTER STORYTELLER CONN IGGULDEN

'Pacy and propulsive . . . Crackling with energy, violence and stirring speeches' DAILY MAIL
'Iggulden draws the Greek world convincingly and he is strongest writing battle scenes' THE TIMES
'The master historical storyteller. This swords-and-sandals epic brings the ancient world to life' DAILY EXPRESS

THE FIRST BOOK IN CONN IGGULDEN'S EPIC NEW SERIES THE GOLDEN AGE
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Pericles stands in the shadow of his father: a man who once saved Athens.

To make his own name he must prove himself in the liar's den of Athenian politics: pitting wits against friends, sceptics, enemies.

But words alone do not make a leader.

A force of Persians threatens the city and Pericles must find courage on the battlefield.

In its time of need, Athens' warriors must be lions . . .
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PRAISE FOR CONN IGGULDEN:

'Brings war in the ancient world to vivid, gritty and bloody life' ANTHONY RICHES

'Another masterpiece from Iggulden' 5***** Reader Review

'It's like being on the battlefield' 5***** Reader Review

'An epic piece of historical fiction, full of political intrigue and vivid action' ROBERT FABBRI

Reviews

  • Pacy and propulsive, Conn Iggulden's latest historical epic heads back to the battlefields and warships of the Ancient World . . . Crackling with energy, violence and stirring speeches, Lion chronicles power struggles, political machinations and the bloodthirsty ravages of up-close combat
    Daily Mail

About the author

Conn Iggulden

CONN IGGULDEN is one of the most successful authors of historical fiction writing today, with bestselling series on Julius Caesar, Genghis Khan and the Wars of the Roses, as well as two stand-alone novels: Dunstan, set in the red-blooded world of tenth-century England, and The Falcon of Sparta, in which Iggulden returns to the Ancient World. Both instalments of his Athenian series, ­The Gates of Athens and Protector, and his recent Golden Age series, Lion and Empire, are Sunday Times bestsellers.
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