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The Trader Series: Book 1

Tyrant

Nero

Lion

Protector

Book One in the Athenian series

The Gates of Athens

The Houses of Lancaster and York are waging their infamous dynastic war. With the infant king Henry VI and his fiery wife Margaret of Anjou on one side and Richard Duke of York and his sons on the other, this lengthy power struggle transformed Britain, and Conn Iggulden has transformed this history. 
 
The Wars of the Roses series is a four part epic.

Rise of the Tudors

Ravenspur

The Wars of the Roses (Book 1)

Stormbird

The Falcon of Sparta

One Man. Seven Kings. England's Bloody Throne.

Dunstan

Wars of the Roses

The Wars of the Roses (Book 3)

Bloodline

The Wars of the Roses (Book 2)

Trinity

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The sights, sounds and smells of Athens bring history to life with gripping brilliance

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

Iggulden is in a class of his own when it comes to epic, historical fiction

Breathes new life into the darkest and most dramatic of times

Pericles returns to Athens as its leader: the empire's beacon of light in the dark. 
 
But the threat of Sparta - Athens's legendary rival - looms large on the horizon. When a sudden catastrophe brings Sparta to its knees, Pericles sees a golden opportunity to forever shift the balance of power in his city's favour. 
 
For sometimes the only way to win lasting peace is to wage war. 
 
Sparta may be weak, but their power is far from extinguished. Soon a ruthless young boy steps forward to lead the Spartans back to greatness. 
 
As the drums of battle draw closer, can Pericles rise once more? 
 
Or will the world's greatest empire fall under his watch?

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&rsquo;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 
&ndash; ruthless, courageous, hungry. 
Soon he will lead them . . . 
 
Pericles is no longer young. 
His city is divided &ndash; against the Spartan threat, against him. 
Can Athens&rsquo; 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

CONN IGGULDEN is one of the most successful authors of historical fiction writing today, with bestselling series on Julius Caesar, Genghis Khan and the Wars of the Roses, as well as two stand-alone novels: Dunstan, set in the red-blooded world of tenth-century England and The Falcon of Sparta, in which Iggulden returns to the Ancient World. Both instalments of his Athenian series, The Gates of Athens and Protector, and his recent Golden Age series, Lion and Empire, are Sunday Times bestsellers. Tyrant follows on from the Sunday Times bestselling Nero in Iggulden's most recent series

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The sights, sounds and smells of Athens bring history to life with gripping brilliance

Praise for Conn Iggulden

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

One of our finest historical novelists

Iggulden is in a class of his own when it comes to epic, historical fiction

Pacy...and packed with action

Breathes new life into the darkest and most dramatic of times

Compelling reading

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