The Spartan Dagger - Hardcover

Guild, Nicholas

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0765376512 ISBN 13: 9780765376510

Verlag: ST MARTINS PR 3PL, 2016

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"A terrific work of historical imagination, The Spartan Dagger is not only a gripping tale of revenge but a remarkable recreation of a world long lost and largely misunderstood. Guild corrects our romantic view of Sparta as he resurrects an age as merciless as the blood-crusted blade of a sword. I enjoyed every page I read." --Ralph Peters, New York Times bestselling author of The Damned of Petersburg

"Brings the ancient world of the Spartans thrillingly and brutally alive . . . unforgettable." --Mary Pat Kelly, author of Of Irish Blood

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Ancient Sparta comes to life in The Spartan Dagger, Nicholas Guild's vivid tale of murder and vengeance.

On a cold night, at the outskirts of a peasant village, two Spartan youths wait to perform an ancient rite of passage. A family--father, mother, and their son--approaches, unarmed and defenseless. The young men step into the moonlight and claim their manhood by killing the adults. The boy escapes.

The Spartans have no idea how terrible an enemy they have called forth. Nothing could have prepared them for the boy, Protos, whose name means “destined,” whose cunning and inborn skill with weapons renders his enemies almost defenseless, and whose heart knows no pity. The Spartans have oppressed his people for centuries, and to break their power is to free all those they hold in subjection. As Protos grows to manhood, he begins to understand that his private war against his parents’ murderers is also a struggle for liberation.

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• Verlag: ST MARTINS PR 3PL
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0765376512
• ISBN 13: 9780765376510
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 384