Empire

Conn Iggulden

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

JOIN PERICLES, THE LION OF ATHENS, ON A JOURNEY TO SECURE THE FATE OF THE ATHENIAN EMPIRE

'The master historical storyteller' DAILY EXPRESS

'Iggulden draws the Greek world convincingly and he is strongest writing battle scenes' THE TIMES on the Golden Age series

'The sights, sounds and smells of Athens bring history to life with gripping brilliance' DAILY MIRROR
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THE GOLDEN AGE OF ATHENS:
THE JEWEL IN THE GREEK EMPIRE

Standing like a colossus over the city is Pericles:
politician, general, architect of the city's fortunes.

Yet some look on jewels with envy.

Forever a threat from the south,
Sparta will not kneel to its rival.
From their ranks rises a young boy
- ruthless, courageous, hungry.
Soon he will lead them . . .

Pericles is no longer young.
His city is divided - against the Spartan threat, against him.
Can Athens' most famous son rouse its citizens to war?

Will the Lion of Athens roar one final time?

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Praise for the Golden Age Series
'Pacy and propulsive. Crackling with energy, violence and stirring speeches' DAILY MAIL

'Iggulden draws the Greek world convincingly' THE TIMES

'The master historical storyteller. This swords-and-sandals epic brings the ancient world to life' DAILY EXPRESS

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Praise for Conn Iggulden

'Pacy and propulsive, cracking with energy, violence and stirring speeches, Iggulden chronicles power struggles, political machinations and the bloodthirsty ravages of up-close combat' DAILY MAIL

'Iggulden tells an absolutely cracking story . . . The pace is nail-biting and the set dressing magnificent' THE TIMES

Empire, Sunday Times bestseller, June 2023

About the Author

Conn Iggulden

Conn Iggulden is one of the most successful authors of historical fiction writing today. He has written three previous bestselling historical series, including Wars of the Roses. Dunstan is a stand-alone novel set in the red-blooded world of tenth-century England, and The Falcon of Sparta is a stand-alone in which Iggulden returns to the Ancient World. The first book in his new Athenian series, The Gates of Athens, was a Sunday Times top five bestseller. Protector is the latest instalment in the Athenian series.