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
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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 enemy''s 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 WorldIt 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


Conn Iggulden, Sunday Times bestseller, June 2024

Format Häftad Omfång 448 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Penguin Books Ltd Utgivningsdatum 2019-05-30 ISBN 9781405921534