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Protector

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EXPERIENCE THE EPIC BLOOD FEUDS OF ANCIENT GREECE WITH MASTER STORYTELLER CONN IGGULDEN'Vivid, atmospheric, gritty . . . you'll believe you're on the battlefield fighting for your life' 5***** Reader Review'An epic piece of historical fiction, full of political intrigue and vivid action' Robert Fabbri'Iggulden doesn't just describe the ancient world, he takes you there' 5***** Reader ReviewTWO LEGENDARY BATTLES.

ONE FEARLESS WARRIOR . . . ________Themistocles stands as the battle-scarred leader of Athens.

Yet he is no nobleman. The elite distrust him. But those conspiring against him cannot argue with his victories on the battlefield. Or the vast Persian army that is coming . . . And so Themistocles must fight. Fight the invaders. Fight the allies who despise him. Fight to save his city. As the Persians draw close, he must prove himself again and again in battle. TO LIVE OR DIE FOR ATHENS. ________'Brings war in the ancient world to vivid, gritty and bloody life.

I'm blown away. Protector stand alongside the best of Mary Renault - an epic with the learning of the classics' ANTHONY RICHESReaders are raving about PROTECTOR:'Iggulden's achievement is to tell the story of the conflict on a human scale without losing sight of the huge historical and cultural forces at play.

Educational and entertaining, Protector is a compelling read' 5***** Reader Review'[Iggulden] has outdone himself on the tension and suspense he has created with these characters and this story' 5***** Reader Review'As soon as you see the name "Conn Iggulden", you know you're in for a treat.

Always. I can't tell you how much I enjoy Conn Iggulden's writing' 5***** Reader ReviewEmpire, Sunday Times bestseller, June 2023

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Penguin Books Ltd
1405944048 / 9781405944045
Paperback / softback
823.92
03/02/2022
United Kingdom
English
Historic novels
xiii, 411 pages : maps (black and white)
20 cm
Reprint. Originally published: UK: Michael Joseph, 2021.