{"product_id":"9780241351246","title":"The Gates of Athens","description":"\u003cb\u003eDEVOUR THE LATEST EPIC TALE OF ANCIENT GREECE AND \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eTOP 5 BESTSELLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eEMPEROR\u003c\/i\u003e AND \u003ci\u003eWAR OF THE ROSES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Astonishing, convincing and compelling, with ferocious battles that bring the Ancient World of Greece alive'\u003c\/b\u003e 5***** Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e______\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e On the plains of Marathon an army of slaves gathers . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Under Darius the Great, King of Kings, the mighty Persian army - swollen by 10,000 Immortal warriors - have come to subjugate the Greeks. In their path, vastly outnumbered, stands an army of freeborn Athenians, and among them is clever, fearsome and cunning soldier-statesman, Xanthippus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Knowing defeat means slavery lends keenness to his already sharp blade . . .\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Yet people soon forget that freedom is bought with blood.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ten years later, Xanthippus watches helplessly as Athens succumbs to the bitter politics of factionalism. Traitors and exiles abound. Trust is at a low ebb. Which is when the Persians cross the Hellespont in ever greater numbers to raze Athens to the ground.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Facing overwhelming forces by land and sea, the Athenians call on their Spartan allies for assistance - to delay the Persians at the treacherous pass of Thermopylae . . .\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Featuring two of the most famous battles of the Ancient World - the Battle of Marathon and the Last Stand at Thermopylae -\u003ci\u003e The Gates of Athens\u003c\/i\u003e is a bravura piece of storytelling in which a people, driven to preserve their freedom at any cost, committed acts both base and noble.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e______\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eReaders are raving about \u003ci\u003eThe Gates of Athens\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'What a \u003cb\u003ebrilliantly addictive read'\u003c\/b\u003e 5***** Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'This author never fails to deliver!'\u003c\/b\u003e 5***** Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Another \u003cb\u003ebrilliant historical novel\u003c\/b\u003e from \u003cb\u003ethe master of the craft'\u003c\/b\u003e 5***** Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'It's like being on the battlefield'\u003c\/b\u003e 5***** Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PRAISE FOR CONN IGGULDEN\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'The pace is nail-biting and the set-dressing magnificent'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Pacy . . . and packed with action'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'One of our finest historical novelists' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Iggulden is in a class of his own when it comes to epic, historical fiction'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaily Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Conn Iggulden","offers":[{"title":"Penguin UK |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2020-09-29","offer_id":44151384735999,"sku":"9780241351246","price":25.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/products\/BNCImageAPI_9ab7cd18-405a-49fc-be84-b4fc85df690b.jpg?v=1620012399","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780241351246","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}