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 m