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Spartan by Manfredi, Valerio Massimo
by Manfredi, Valerio Massimo | PB | Good
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- ISBN
- 1416561609
- Book Title
- Spartan : a Novel
- Publisher
- Washington Square Press
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Historical, Action & Adventure
- Item Weight
- 11.9 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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Washington Square Press
ISBN-10
1416561609
ISBN-13
9781416561606
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Book Title
Spartan : a Novel
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2007
Topic
Historical, Action & Adventure
Genre
Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
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Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
11.9 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in
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Reviews
"An intelligent, knowledgeable and entertaining story, as much an education as an entertainment."-- Bernard Cornwell,New York Timesbestselling author ofHeretic, "Plenty of action, passion, and drama underscore this authentically detailed historical adventure."--Booklist, Dino DeLaurentiisProducer ofRed DragonValerio Massimo Manfredi is a uniquely great writer who, like the celebrated masters of the past, can create important historical novels while still making them easy and exciting to read. Once you start reading books likeSpartanor the Alexander trilogy, you simply can¹t put them down., "Plenty of action, passion, and drama underscore this authentically detailed historical adventure." -- Booklist, Dino DeLaurentiisProducer of "Red Dragon"Valerio Massimo Manfredi is a uniquely great writer who, like the celebrated masters of the past, can create important historical novels while still making them easy and exciting to read. Once you start reading books like "Spartan" or the Alexander trilogy, you simply can t put them down., Bernard Cornwell"New York Times" bestselling author of "Heretic" and the Sharpe series"Spartan" is an intelligent, knowledgeable, and entertaining story, as much an education as an entertainment., "An intelligent, knowledgeable and entertaining story, as much an education as an entertainment." -- Bernard Cornwell, New York Times bestselling author of Heretic, Michael Curtis FordAuthor ofThe Ten Thousand, Gods and Legions,andThe Last KingThe Persian Wars, the Battle of Thermopylae, the revolt of the Helots -- history is replete with astonishing feats and riveting heroism, and Manfredi's novel does his material proud. With the vivid characterization and heart-stopping action he showed us in his Alexander trilogy, Manfredi brings us back once again to the beauty and brutality, the nobility and cruelty of ancient Greece, and in the process gives us a thought-provoking look at the roots of our own civilization., Bernard CornwellNew York Timesbestselling author ofHereticand the Sharpe seriesSpartanis an intelligent, knowledgeable, and entertaining story, as much an education as an entertainment., Michael Curtis FordAuthor of "The Ten Thousand, Gods and Legions," and "The Last King"The Persian Wars, the Battle of Thermopylae, the revolt of the Helots -- history is replete with astonishing feats and riveting heroism, and Manfredi's novel does his material proud. With the vivid characterization and heart-stopping action he showed us in his Alexander trilogy, Manfredi brings us back once again to the beauty and brutality, the nobility and cruelty of ancient Greece, and in the process gives us a thought-provoking look at the roots of our own civilization.
Synopsis
It is told that not all of the 300 Spartan warriors died in the battle of Thermopylae. Two were saved, and they brought back a message to the city of Sparta in order to save them from further slaughter. Spartan is the saga of a family torn apart by a cruel law that forces them to abandon one of their sons - born lame - to the elements, while the other is trained in the caste of warriors. A thrilling tale, lavished with historical detail, from the author of the Alexander trilogy and The Last Legion, which became a 2007 film starring Colin Firth., An enthralling historical adventure, which tells the story of two Spartan brothers who survived the legendary battle of Thermopylae., Known as the "Indiana Jones of Italian archaeologists," Manfredi has become an international phenomenon with his Alexander series. Now, in the tradition of the best historical fiction, he shares a heroic tale of warriors united by blood and torn apart by law., According to Herodotus, not all of the three hundred Spartan warriors perished during the Battle of Thermopylae: Two were spared. Spartan is their story. This is the epic tale of a noble Spartan family shattered by the law of the land, which forces them to abandon one of their two sons -- Talos, who was born crippled -- to the elements. Brithos, the strong and healthy son, is raised in the caste of the warriors, while Talos is saved by a Helot shepherd and raised among peasants. They live out their story in a world dominated by the brutal, relentless clash between the Persian empire and the city-states of Greece -- until the voice of their blood and of human solidarity unites them in a thrilling, singular enterprise. Full of passion, courage and magic, Spartan is an enthralling novel of the ancient world., These eyes...he'd seen them before, staring at him, but he didn't remember where, or when. He remembered, without knowing why.In this epic story filled with passion, courage, and adventure, the author of the internationally bestselling Alexander trilogy tells the tale of two warriors united by blood and torn apart by law.This is the saga of a Spartan family, unraveled by a harsh custom of their people that causes them to abandon one of their own. The elder son, Brithos, strong and healthy, will live comfortably; but Talos, weak and feeble, must be sacrificed to the wolves of Mount Taygetus. Unbeknownst to his grieving parents, however, the child is miraculously found and saved by a Helot -- the once-proud people who now live in servitude to Sparta.While his brother is raised in the mighty warrior caste, Talos, who is now a slave, is schooled in the history of the Helot people by his adoptive father. It is then that he learns of the legend of Aristodemus, the last King of the Helots, whose armor, it is prophesied, will be worn again by the liberator of his vanquished race. When the brothers meet for the first time since their separation, it is over crossed swords as Talos defends the woman he loves from the brutality of Brithos. But fate has a greater destiny in store for them -- and as war looms on the horizon, their lives become entwined in ways neither could have imagined. They live out their story in a world dominated by the clash between the Persian empire and the city-states of Greece until the voice of their blood and of human solidarity unites them in a thrilling, singular enterprise.
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