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

The bestselling author of the Emperor Conqueror and The Wars of the Roses returns to the Ancient World with a gripping adventure based on an epic true story. HIS FINEST NOVEL TO DATE . . . THE BATTLE SCENES ARE THRILLING SUNDAY EXPRESS___________In the Ancient World one army was feared above all others. 401 BC. The Persian king Artaxerxes rules an empire stretching from the Aegean to northern India. As many as fifty million people are his subjects. His rule is absolute.But the sons of Sparta are eager to play the game of thrones . . . Battles can be won - or lost - with a single blow. Princes fall. And when the dust of civil war settles the Spartans are left stranded in the heart of an enemys empire without support without food and without water.Far from home surrounded by foes it falls to the young soldier Xenophon to lead the survivors against Artaxerxes legendary Persian warriors.The Falcon of Sparta masterfully depicts the ferocity and heroism that was the Ancient World. It is a tale of warring ambition betrayal and bravery and an extraordinary journey out of exile against the odds.The pace is nail-biting THE TIMES Review 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 ExpressIggulden is in a class of his own when it comes to epic historical fiction ―Daily MirrorIggulden tellsan absolutely cracking story.The pace is nail-biting and the set-dressing magnificent ―The TimesOne of our finest historical novelists ―Daily ExpressPacey and juicy and packed with action ―Sunday Times About the Author Conn Iggulden is one of the most successful authors of historical fiction writing today. He has written four previous bestselling historical series includingWars of the Roses.Dunstan is a stand-alone novel set in the red-blooded world of tenth-century England andThe Falcon of Sparta is a stand-alone in which Iggulden returns to the Ancient World. Both instalments of ConnsAthenian seriesThe Gates of Athens andProtector were instant Sunday Times bestsellers.The Lion is the first book in Conns epic new seriesThe Golden Age.