Protector: The epic new adventure through the battlefields of ancient Greece
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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
'Vivid， atmospheric， gritty 。 。 。 you'll believe you're on the battlefield fighting for your life' 5***** Reader Review
TWO LEGENDARY BATTLES。
ONE FEARLESS WARRIOR 。 。 。
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Themistocles stands as an archon of Athens: the might of the city is his to command。 Yet he is no nobleman， distrusted by many for his modest birthright。
For his presumption。
But those who stand against him cannot argue with two things: his victories as a warrior and the vast Persian force heading their way。
And so Themistocles must fight。 To survive the game of politics， to make his name， he must prove himself again and again in battle。 On the sea。 On land。 In the arena of public opinion。
His enemies are legion， his allies do not trust him and the Persians would corrupt him - but history belongs to the courageous 。 。 。
________
'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
Readers are raving about PROTECTOR:
'Iggulden's achievement is to tell the story of the conflict on a human scale without losing sight of the huge historical and cultural forces at play。 Educational and entertaining， Protector is a compelling read' 5***** Reader Review
'[Iggulden] has outdone himself on the tension and suspense he has created with these characters and this story' 5***** Reader Review
'As soon as you see the name "Conn Iggulden"， you know you're in for a treat。 Always。 I can't tell you how much I enjoy Conn Iggulden's writing' 5***** Reader Review
'Vivid， atmospheric， gritty 。 。 。 you'll believe you're on the battlefield fighting for your life' 5***** Reader Review
TWO LEGENDARY BATTLES。
ONE FEARLESS WARRIOR 。 。 。
________
Themistocles stands as an archon of Athens: the might of the city is his to command。 Yet he is no nobleman， distrusted by many for his modest birthright。
For his presumption。
But those who stand against him cannot argue with two things: his victories as a warrior and the vast Persian force heading their way。
And so Themistocles must fight。 To survive the game of politics， to make his name， he must prove himself again and again in battle。 On the sea。 On land。 In the arena of public opinion。
His enemies are legion， his allies do not trust him and the Persians would corrupt him - but history belongs to the courageous 。 。 。
________
'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
Readers are raving about PROTECTOR:
'Iggulden's achievement is to tell the story of the conflict on a human scale without losing sight of the huge historical and cultural forces at play。 Educational and entertaining， Protector is a compelling read' 5***** Reader Review
'[Iggulden] has outdone himself on the tension and suspense he has created with these characters and this story' 5***** Reader Review
'As soon as you see the name "Conn Iggulden"， you know you're in for a treat。 Always。 I can't tell you how much I enjoy Conn Iggulden's writing' 5***** Reader Review
Reviews
Ewaryst "Ed" Borszczow
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A wonderful story about how a new democracy copes with a foreign invasion of an imperial tyrant。 Quite relevant。。。
Dale
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Themistocles Tells the story of the end of Xerxes invasion of Greece with the burning of Athens and the Persian defeat at Salamis。 The Greeks have a short respite only to experience another invasion a year later culminating at the Battle of Salamis。 Up steps the hero。
vincent pye
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Conn at his best toAs good as the emporer series and the Khan series 。just about to read lion on my holiday to conclude this series。
Nick Barber
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Brilliant。 But Gates of Athens was better。 I felt the focus was on the battles （which did not have a ton of depth as expected from the author） and the characters。。。instead of the enviornment around them。 Still， cracking read and educational; looking forward to book 2
Kimmo K
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There are always pros and cons expected from mr。 Iggulden （I have written about those earlier， as an author he certainly hasn't ever changed much） Here I think pros slightly outweigh the usual cons。 I always tend to like more his books which has a topic and people I know little - or anything at all - of compared to more familiar history to me。 I was also delighted to know about two important ancient battles that a） saved democracy & b） saved Europe from Arab rule。 There are always pros and cons expected from mr。 Iggulden （I have written about those earlier， as an author he certainly hasn't ever changed much） Here I think pros slightly outweigh the usual cons。 I always tend to like more his books which has a topic and people I know little - or anything at all - of compared to more familiar history to me。 I was also delighted to know about two important ancient battles that a） saved democracy & b） saved Europe from Arab rule。 。。。more
The Girl with the Sagittarius Tattoo
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I loved the first book， Gates of Athens - maybe because it covered the Battle of Thermopylae， which may be my favorite in history。 Protector was still great， but it didn't capture my interest to the same level。This novel follows Themistocles， who was responsible for the ruse that led to victory over the Persian fleet at Salamis - another amazing historical battle， retold here surprisingly briefly sans all the excitement。 Themistocles was an interesting character， if this version is any indicatio I loved the first book， Gates of Athens - maybe because it covered the Battle of Thermopylae， which may be my favorite in history。 Protector was still great， but it didn't capture my interest to the same level。This novel follows Themistocles， who was responsible for the ruse that led to victory over the Persian fleet at Salamis - another amazing historical battle， retold here surprisingly briefly sans all the excitement。 Themistocles was an interesting character， if this version is any indication: a man as scorned by his own people， in spite of delivering victory after victory， as his ego outsizes Athens。 I found myself smiling at him in one situation and rolling my eyes in the next。Trust me， Protector is only "dull" compared to Gates of Athens; it still beats the pants off most books out there。 Worth the read for sure。 。。。more
Russ Hall
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Well constructed and exciting from start to finish。
Angelina Titeryakova
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3。5
Paolo Calabrò
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Too much time wasted on internal monologue of every character。
Stuart
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Fantastic detail as always。 Sometimes it feels as if the author was actually present during discussions and debates。 This is opening up a period of history I knew nothing about。
Barry Brown
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It just doesn’t get any better than this。 Historical fiction is so much fun。 Not just entertaining but factual learning of times a long time ago。 This author tells the story so well you can see the battles。
Marcus
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3。5/5。 I did like this book and was really glad to have it with me to read through during my Covid isolation。 I think I wanted to be moved more deeply – the helots at Plataea moved me the most。
Bill
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It’s just me。 I never finished this book。 As a matter of fact I couldn’t make it past 50 pages thus my one star review。 So many similar foreign names （Greek） that I couldn’t really keep track of who-was-who。 Thus I couldn’t get any sense of the character development。 Sorry。 It’s just me。
PottWab Regional Library
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SM
ANDRE CAMPANELLA
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I dont think the series is as good as Ceaser or Gengis but still a great read。
The Library Cop
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a brilliant sequel
Stuart Duffey
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Very good book and follow up to the first book。 It is a bit jumpy as there is not one set protagonist and of the contenders none a pushed to be the main focal point the way Xanipathos was in the first book。 Would of liked a stronger female character or two in here also at the expense of some of the Spartan pov but understand this is world building for the next set of books。 Enjoyed it a lot and the atmosphere set up about battles and political situations is as ever with Iggulden is excellent。
Frank Allen
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Perfect Historical Fiction Conn Iggulden has done it again with yet another masterpiece of historical fiction。 Cementing his place with the greats of the genre such as Bernard Cornwell， Robert Low ，and Gary Jennings。 This tale of the battles of Salamis and Platea will keep you turning pages into the wee hours of the morning。
Janet
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Excellent - as is always the case with Conn Iggulden。
JaNel
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I’m extremely disappointed in his lack of female characters。 Why in the world would he not represent General Artemisia， a fascinating historical character if ever there was one。This book was not as compelling as the first。
Mel
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Really good。 Can’t wait for the next one in the series。
Tony Tavernor
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Cracks on at a great pace。
Daniel Morgan
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Another brilliant book by Conn Iggulden， really enjoying the Athenian series， highly recommend。
Martin Klekner
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Better than the first part for sure！ The battles were not as grippimg as I expected， but especially the characters， their relatioships and even the politics were awesome to read about！
Ric
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I'd actually give this 3。5 if you could give half stars。 This Athenian series isn't quite as powerful as the Genghis Khan series was， but it's still interesting to learn about the Persian invasions of Greece。 I enjoyed the book and if you are into historical fiction you could do a lot worse。 I'd actually give this 3。5 if you could give half stars。 This Athenian series isn't quite as powerful as the Genghis Khan series was， but it's still interesting to learn about the Persian invasions of Greece。 I enjoyed the book and if you are into historical fiction you could do a lot worse。 。。。more
Guillaume Beaulieu
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As always， Iggulden delivers with this incredibly well written sequel to "The gates of Athens"A must have to all that likes the genre As always， Iggulden delivers with this incredibly well written sequel to "The gates of Athens"A must have to all that likes the genre 。。。more
Matthew Vandermeer
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Another great story。 Conn keeps delivering。
C。W。
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Exceptionnel ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Ernest Spoon
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Conn Iggulden is among the finest historical fiction writers of our time。 As befits a book about a time of greatest peril for the city-states of ancient Greece， this novel is testosterone fueled。 That is as any man of any city-states of ancient Hellas would accept， by long custom。 The plot， with the exception of that wholly imagined by Iggulden， closely follows what we know about the battles of Salamis and Plataea， and the politics of the time， as filtered through Athenian eyes。 The one tiny qui Conn Iggulden is among the finest historical fiction writers of our time。 As befits a book about a time of greatest peril for the city-states of ancient Greece， this novel is testosterone fueled。 That is as any man of any city-states of ancient Hellas would accept， by long custom。 The plot， with the exception of that wholly imagined by Iggulden， closely follows what we know about the battles of Salamis and Plataea， and the politics of the time， as filtered through Athenian eyes。 The one tiny quibble I have is， Iggulden imagines Persian general Mardonius killed by spear thrusts of anonymous Spartan hoplites。 I prefer the legend that a Spartan named Aeimnestus threw a rock at Mardonius´ head， killing him。 。。。more
Alysia Robinson
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