<p><b>THE <i>SUNDAY TIMES </i>BESTSELLER<br><br>JOIN PERICLES, THE LION OF ATHENS, ON A JOURNEY TO SECURE THE FATE OF THE ATHENIAN EMPIRE</b><br><br><b>''The master historical storyteller'' </b><i>DAILY EXPRESS</i><br><br><b><i>''Iggulden draws the Greek world convincingly and he is strongest writing battle scenes''</i></b><i> THE TIMES </i>on the Golden Age series<br><br><b>''The sights, sounds and smells of Athens bring history to life with gripping brilliance'' </b><i>DAILY MIRROR</i><br>___________<br><br><b>THE GOLDEN AGE OF ATHENS:</b><br><b>THE JEWEL IN THE GREEK EMPIRE</b><br><br>Standing like a colossus over the city is Pericles:<br>politician, general, architect of the city¿s fortunes.<br><br>Yet some look on jewels with envy.<br><br>Forever a threat from the south,<br>Sparta will not kneel to its rival.<br>From their ranks rises a young boy<br>¿ ruthless, courageous, hungry.<br>Soon he will lead them . . .<br><br>Pericles is no longer young.<br>His city is divided ¿ against