Brings war in the ancient world to vivid, gritty and bloody life. I'm blown away. Protector stand alongside the best of Mary Renault - an epic with the learning of the classics' 'Brings war in the ancient world to vivid, gritty and bloody life. I'm blown away. Protector stand alongside the best of Mary Renault - an epic with the learning of the classics—Anthony Riches

I was transported. I felt the Mediterranean sun on my face, smelled the sea on the air . . . Here is a master at work. There is no one better at this—Giles Kristian

An epic piece of historical fiction, full of political intrigue and vivid action, and so evocative of the world of ancient Greece. A novel of the highest quality—Robert Fabbri

Bring[s] the Greco-Persian Wars to life in brilliant detail. Thrilling—Daily Express

Praise for Conn Iggulden—-

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

One of our finest historical novelists—Daily Express

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

Pacy...and packed with action—Sunday Times

Breathes new life into the darkest and most dramatic of times—Star

Compelling reading—Woman and Home

Praise for Conn Iggulden—-

An absolutely cracking story. The pace is nail-biting and the set dressing magnificent—The Times

Absorbing and bloody—Antonia Senior

Peopled with characters so finely honed the story becomes a gripping and glorious legend. Brilliant!—Weekend Sport

Breathes new life into the darkest and most dramatic of times—Star