<p><b>ENTER THE BATTLEFIELDS OF ANCIENT GREECE WITH THE EPIC BESTSELLER FROM MASTER STORYTELLER CONN IGGULDEN</b><br><br><b>''Pacy and propulsive . . . Crackling with energy, violence and stirring speeches'' </b><i>DAILY MAIL</i><br><br><b>''Iggulden draws the Greek world convincingly and he is strongest writing battle scenes''</b><i>THE TIMES</i><br><br><b>''The master historical storyteller. This swords-and-sandals epic brings the ancient world to life'' </b><i>DAILY EXPRESS</i><br><br><b>THE FIRST BOOK IN CONN IGGULDEN''S EPIC NEW SERIES <i>THE GOLDEN AGE</i></b><br>_______<br><br>Pericles stands in the shadow of his father: a man who once saved Athens.<br><br>To make his own name he must prove himself in the liar''s den of Athenian politics: pitting wits against friends, sceptics, enemies.<br><br>But words alone do not make a leader.<br><br>A force of Persians threatens the city and Pericles must find courage on the battlefield.<br><br><b><i>In its time of need, Athens'' warriors m