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Lion

The Golden Age, Book 1

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Lion

By: Conn Iggulden
Narrated by: Tim McInnerny
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Brought to you by Penguin.

The Lion, the first book in Conn Iggulden's epic new series The Golden Age.

After the Gods.

After the myths and legends came the world of Men.

In their front rank stood Pericles. The Lion of the Golden Age.

Experience the epic battlefields of Ancient Greece with master storyteller Conn Iggulden.

©2022 Conn Iggulden (P)2022 Penguin Audio Action & Adventure Ancient Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Science Fiction War & Military Ancient History Ancient Greece

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3.5* but Audible still doesn’t allow 0.5 star ratings for some reason and, although worth your time, not a 4* production that the author is capable of.

Athens’ creates the Hellenic League, as tensions mount with Sparta, the Athenian Navy takes on Xerxes Persian army for the third and last time.

I’m a fan of this author, his historical novels are often very good to superior. This one is good, the author does a reasonable job with his characterisations but somehow fails to reach its potential for bringing in a dynamic, vibrant, living history. It fails to live up to the Iggulden’s best work.

Good, but not the author’s best.

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Cannot recommend Conn Iggulden enough to anyone interested in ancient history. The reader was okay but some of the voices didn’t match the imagined characters

Another brilliant story

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I’ve followed Ceaser in the past, but not being a follower of classics since school, I thought I’d give this a try.
Unfortunately I had to listen in Bit size, having to go back over chapters to get the gist.
May have to go over it again sometime

Hard to follow

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it's true this is a slightly "longer" book to his previous Greek books but it is all setting the scene and providing important background to new characters and the complex relationships across Greece.

Rich with history and setting the scene for 2+3

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I'm so glad I listened to Gates of Athens and Protector before this book ... At the end of them I really, really wanted to know about Pericles... Conn is very good at taking the few facts on offer and filling in the blanks.. I held off on these books of Conns because I was such a fan of Christian Camerons' ancient historical fiction OMG! He is just as good.... Also I really like this narrator, he's not just reading a book, he's living it for the listener. Total voice actor.... I like him a lot.

Fabulous

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