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Protector

Protector

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  • Author：Conn Iggulden
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PRE-ORDER THE LATEST ANCIENT EPIC IN THE NEW ATHENIAN SERIES FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF EMPEROR AND WAR OF THE ROSES

Set in the bloody， brutal world of Ancient Persia， an age of ever-shifting loyalties and epic battles。 Witness the rise and fall of the world's greatest empire。

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Annarella ，

Conn Iggulden bring historical characters to life and makes them human。 The characters in this book are those I studied long ago。 They were warrior but also political animals and the book does a good job in describing them in these two aspectsThis is one of those book that makes you relearn what you studied long ago in an entertaining way。Once you start reading you cannot stop and i loved the impending sense of doom as everything could have gone wrong。This is a gripping and highly entertaining b Conn Iggulden bring historical characters to life and makes them human。 The characters in this book are those I studied long ago。 They were warrior but also political animals and the book does a good job in describing them in these two aspectsThis is one of those book that makes you relearn what you studied long ago in an entertaining way。Once you start reading you cannot stop and i loved the impending sense of doom as everything could have gone wrong。This is a gripping and highly entertaining book。 You know what's going to happen but you cannot help sharing the fears and the emotions of the characters。I liked the descriptions of the battles and the well researched and vivid historical background。Highly recommended。Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC， all opinions are mine 。。。more

Lou ，

Protector is the second instalment in the epic historical fiction series known as Athenian and is every bit the bloody battleground and violent hubbub as further wars rage on。 It takes you on a vivid adventure where Themistocles will risk everything--his honour， his friendships， even his life--to protect his country。 The Battle of Salamis: Persian King Xerxes stands over the smoking ruins of Athens， an army of slaves at his back。 Come to destroy， once and for all， everything that the city stands Protector is the second instalment in the epic historical fiction series known as Athenian and is every bit the bloody battleground and violent hubbub as further wars rage on。 It takes you on a vivid adventure where Themistocles will risk everything--his honour， his friendships， even his life--to protect his country。 The Battle of Salamis: Persian King Xerxes stands over the smoking ruins of Athens， an army of slaves at his back。 Come to destroy， once and for all， everything that the city stands for， he stares pitilessly at the hopelessly outnumbered Greeks。 Veteran soldier Themistocles cannot push the Persians back by force on land， and so he does so by stealth， at sea。 Over three long days， the greatest naval battle of the ancient world will unfold， a bloody war between the democracy of Athens and the tyranny of Persia。 The Battle of Plataea: Less than a year later， the Persians return to reconquer the Greeks。 Tens of thousands of soldiers on both sides ready themselves for war。 For the Spartans， Plataea is a chance to avenge their defeat at Thermopylae。 For the people of Athens， threatened on all sides， nothing less than the survival of democracy is at stake。And once again Themistocles， the hero of Salamis， will risk it all to protect the country he knows as home。 This is a compulsive， enthralling and exciting read from the moment you turn the first page， and I don't believe anyone does historical fact meets fiction quite like Mr Conn Iggulden does。 Iggulden is a phenomenal writer。 His historical fiction is outstanding。 It doesn’t matter what period of history he writes about， he brings it to life and makes the events and people of the past real， exciting and vital。 The novel is framed by well-known and familiar battles， but they are given fresh treatment here because he takes his sweet time to make us really care about these people while also making us fascinated by their society and culture。 The research not only for the gruesome battle sequences but also the everyday lives of average citizens is depicted magnificently and with great care， detail and articulation; nothing is neglected。 A vivid， absorbing and profoundly immersive story and one that entertains for its entirety。 So well-executed that I believe Iggulden could trick a history-phobic person into reading and loving it。 I cannot recommend this highly enough。 。。。more

The Word Whisperer ，

Protector picks up from where the Gates of Athens left off。 The Athenians have abandoned Athens and fled to Salamis。 From there they watch their beloved city sacked， pillaged and burned。 How can the Greeks take back what is rightfully theirs， and overcome the inevitable defeat？ By making mere men into immortal legends。Gates of Athens introduced me to a fuller picture of Greek history。 For the most part the only details I could remember of Persia's invasion of Greece is the battle of Thermopylae。 Protector picks up from where the Gates of Athens left off。 The Athenians have abandoned Athens and fled to Salamis。 From there they watch their beloved city sacked， pillaged and burned。 How can the Greeks take back what is rightfully theirs， and overcome the inevitable defeat？ By making mere men into immortal legends。Gates of Athens introduced me to a fuller picture of Greek history。 For the most part the only details I could remember of Persia's invasion of Greece is the battle of Thermopylae。 But the history surrounding Greece's victory over their foes is much richer。 I couldn't wait to get my hands on this sequel to see what transpired next。 Iggulden provides that in his retelling of the events by bringing the history to life。 He captures the torment of a civilisation on its brink of collapse and details the despair that brought to the thousands who watch their city being destroyed， not once， but twice in quick succession。 But at their lowest， heroes are born in Themisticles， Xanthippus， Cimon and Aristides。 Without the guile and cunning of Themisticles， there is no way their fleet could have so routed the Persian’s。 Or the genius of Xanthippus and his flag system of communication。 The battle at Salamis features as the opening act of the book， but the realities of the battle are not described in gratuitous， bloody detail。 The sense of dread of being chained to a rowing bench as the ship sinks is played out for your imagination to fill in the blanks。 We then come to the middle of the retelling， and this for me is where the book begins to stall。 We deal with the intricacies of politics between the Athenians and Spartans。 How the Athenians had to manipulate the Spartans into taking to the field of battle， needs telling， but it slows down the pace of action。 The one good point in amongst this， is the introduction of Pausanias， the acting regent of Sparta and nephew of Leonidas。 How do you fill the gaping hole left by a warrior king and growing legend？ This is the challenge facing Pausanias， and the effect that has on his committing the full complement of spartiates to the ensuing battle。 You get the feeling this all leading to the big battle we've been waiting for， the battle of Plataea。 Which is over all too quickly， the story flits between the battle being fought here and the one at Mycale， led by Xanthippus。 I was hoping for more details of individual battles， the pushing and shoving of two armies coming together， the clash of sword on sword， but it’s over as quickly as it begins。 There are morals also to be learned from this historical account。 How fickle fame and fortune can be。 Themisticles， once so beloved， finds himself at the mercy of spite and anger of a people looking to blame someone for their losses of family， wealth and homes。 His ending being forced into exile， is both at once fitting for a man who caused the same fate on others， but also demeaning to his accomplishments in his part of the defence of Greece。 Man can come together， despite their differences， to be united in one common goal。 Also， how grief can break us， make us do terrible things and push away the ones we love most dearly。That all being said， I am waiting eagerly to see what is in store for the men and women of Athens and all of Greece in the next instalment。 There are writers who stand apart in historical fiction for different time periods， be it the Roman Empire or the Viking invasion of Britain， but Conn Iggulden stands out for me， in the telling of Greece's rise to power。 VERDICT: 4****/5 A brilliant rip roaring read， that continues the story of Greece and its bitter battle with Persia。 Full of cunning， courage and loss， Protector tells the untold story of Greece's path to a world power 。。。more

Allison Valentine ，

I absolutely adore Conn Iggulden books he brings history to life and Protector is no exception。 Make the battle commence between Themistocles and his enemies of which there are plenty。 Bloody war and ancient Athens with corruption a plenty Iggulden brings the past back to life。

Michaela ，

I didn´t read the first in the Athenian series， but they can be read as stand-alones， if you know a little about the Greco-Persian Wars。 This one deals with the battles of Salamis and Palataea。 Our characters are Aristides and Mardonius， Themistocles and Xanthippus， Cimon and Xerxes。It´s definitely well researched and well written， but the description of the batlles can drag， especially if you´re not a fan。 There are moments of emotion and political parts though， and you see the cruelty of war a I didn´t read the first in the Athenian series， but they can be read as stand-alones， if you know a little about the Greco-Persian Wars。 This one deals with the battles of Salamis and Palataea。 Our characters are Aristides and Mardonius， Themistocles and Xanthippus， Cimon and Xerxes。It´s definitely well researched and well written， but the description of the batlles can drag， especially if you´re not a fan。 There are moments of emotion and political parts though， and you see the cruelty of war and its aftermaths。I also liked the historical explanations Iggulden gives in the end note。Thanks for the publisher and Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Dawn ，

As soon as you see the name "Conn Iggulden" on a book cover， you know you're in for a treat。 Always。 "Protector" follows on from "The Gates of Athens" and， if anything， is even stronger than the first book in this series。 I can't tell you how much I enjoy Conn Iggulden's writing - I'd probably be happier living without the sun。 This is the perfect series to get your historical fiction fix。 Read it！My thanks to the author， publisher， and NetGalley。 This review was written voluntarily and is entir As soon as you see the name "Conn Iggulden" on a book cover， you know you're in for a treat。 Always。 "Protector" follows on from "The Gates of Athens" and， if anything， is even stronger than the first book in this series。 I can't tell you how much I enjoy Conn Iggulden's writing - I'd probably be happier living without the sun。 This is the perfect series to get your historical fiction fix。 Read it！My thanks to the author， publisher， and NetGalley。 This review was written voluntarily and is entirely my own， unbiased， opinion。 。。。more

Patricia Moren ，

Another great adventure from Con Iggulden well known characters from history are brought to life。 Non stop action from beginning to end。 Great read！

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