Gates of Fire
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Gates of Fire
Narrated by:
Derek Jacobi
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Narrated by:
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Derek Jacobi
About this listen
“Vivid and exciting . . . Pressfield gives the reader a perspective no ancient historian offers: a soldier’s-eye view.”—The New York Times Book Review
At Thermopylae, a rocky mountain pass in northern Greece, the feared and admired Spartan soldiers stood three hundred strong. Theirs was a suicide mission, to hold the pass against the invading millions of the mighty Persian army.
Day after bloody day they withstood the terrible onslaught, buying time for the Greeks to rally their forces. Born into a cult of spiritual courage, physical endurance, and unmatched battle skill, the Spartans would be remembered for the greatest military stand in history—one that would not end until the rocks were awash with blood, leaving only one gravely injured Spartan squire to tell the tale. . . .©1998 Steven Pressfield; (P)2000 Random House, Inc. Random House Audio, a division of Random House, Inc.
Critic Reviews
“Vivid and exciting . . . Pressfield gives the reader a perspective no ancient historian offers, a soldier’s-eye view . . . remarkable.”—The New York Times Book Review
“Pressfield’s powerful, historically accurate novel explores Spartan society and the nature of courage without ever losing its narrative momentum.”—New Yorker
“Impressive . . . vivid.”—USA Today
“Majestic . . . monumental . . . epic. . . . A novel that is intricate and arresting and, once begun, almost impossible to put down.”—New York Daily News
“Gates of Fire lives up to its billing as an epic novel. . . . [Pressfield’s] Greeks and Persians come across as the real thing.”—San Francisco Chronicle
“Riveting . . . rich with historical detail, hot action and crafty storytelling.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Steven Pressfield brings the battle of Thermopylae to brilliant life, and he does for that war what Charles Frazier did for the Civil War in Cold Mountain.”—Pat Conroy
“An incredibly gripping, moving, and literate work of art. Rarely does an author manage to re-create a moment in history with such mastery, authority, and psychological insights.”—Nelson DeMille
“A timeless epic of man and war . . . Pressfield has created a new classic deserving of a place beside the very best of the old.”—Stephen Coonts
“Pressfield’s powerful, historically accurate novel explores Spartan society and the nature of courage without ever losing its narrative momentum.”—New Yorker
“Impressive . . . vivid.”—USA Today
“Majestic . . . monumental . . . epic. . . . A novel that is intricate and arresting and, once begun, almost impossible to put down.”—New York Daily News
“Gates of Fire lives up to its billing as an epic novel. . . . [Pressfield’s] Greeks and Persians come across as the real thing.”—San Francisco Chronicle
“Riveting . . . rich with historical detail, hot action and crafty storytelling.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Steven Pressfield brings the battle of Thermopylae to brilliant life, and he does for that war what Charles Frazier did for the Civil War in Cold Mountain.”—Pat Conroy
“An incredibly gripping, moving, and literate work of art. Rarely does an author manage to re-create a moment in history with such mastery, authority, and psychological insights.”—Nelson DeMille
“A timeless epic of man and war . . . Pressfield has created a new classic deserving of a place beside the very best of the old.”—Stephen Coonts
Another great escape from Mister Pressfield
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