{"product_id":"the-falcon-of-sparta-9781643130569","title":"The Falcon of Sparta","description":"Based on one of history's most epic stories of adventure, \u003ci\u003eThe Falcon of Sparta\u003c\/i\u003e masterfully depicts the ferocity, heroism, and savage bloodshed of the ancient world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConn Iggulden, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Emperor, Conqueror, and Wars of the Roses series, returns to the ancient world with a ferociously violent epic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e401 BC. In the ancient world, one army was feared above all others. The Persian king Artaxerxes rules an empire stretching from the Aegean to northern India. As many as fifty million people are his subjects. His rule is absolute. Though the sons of Sparta are eager to play the game of thrones . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYet battles can be won--or lost--with a single blow. Princes fall. And when the dust of civil war settles, the Spartans are left stranded in the heart of an enemy's empire, without support, without food, and without water. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFar from home, surrounded by foes, it falls to the young soldier Xenophon to lead the survivors against Artaxerxes's legendary Persian warriors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pegasus Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/05\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643130569\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.40w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001 pg. 68\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2019 pg. 45\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Conn Iggulden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36664335696028,"sku":"9781643130569","price":22.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ab591dd6-9b1a-4a4f-90ab-4ef2b07a2a59.jpg?v=1603906385","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-falcon-of-sparta-9781643130569","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}