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Attika. Die Schlacht von Marathon: Historischer Roman | »Iggulden ist eine Klasse für sich, wenn es um epische, historische Romane geht.« Daily Mirror

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Episch, tragisch und actionreich erzählt Conn Igguldens historischer Abenteuerroman »Attika. Die Schlacht von Marathon« von der größten Bedrohung für das antike Athen.

Nie war Athen einer Niederlage nä 490 vor Christus dringt der mächtige Perserkönig Dareios der Große mit seinen kampferprobten »Unsterblichen« tief ins Land der Griechen vor. Die Athener sind hoffnungslos in der Unterzahl, und die Götter schweigen zu ihren Bitten.

Xanthippus, der oberste Feldherr der Griechen, lässt seine Männer bei Marathon einen Schildwall errichten, der die Perser um jeden Preis aufhalten soll. Denn eine Niederlage würde Sklaverei bedeuten.

»Die Schlacht von Marathon« ist ein meisterhaft geschriebener Pageturner und der 1. Teil von Conn Igguldens Attika-Reihe, die von unbeugsamem Freiheitswillen und der tragischen Lebensgeschichte des Feldherrn Xanthippus erzählt.

»Iggulden ist eine Klasse für sich, wenn es um epische, historische Romane geht.« Daily Mirror

481 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 1, 2023

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Conn Iggulden

145 books6,056 followers
Also publishes under author name C.F. Iggulden.

I was born in the normal way in 1971, and vaguely remember half-pennies and sixpences. I have written for as long as I can remember: poetry, short stories and novels. It’s what I always wanted to do and read English at London University with writing in mind. I taught English for seven years and was Head of English at St. Gregory’s RC High School in London by the end of that period. I have enormous respect for those who still labour at the chalk-face. In truth, I can’t find it in me to miss the grind of paperwork and initiatives. I do miss the camaraderie of the smokers’ room, as well as the lessons where their faces lit up as they understood what I was wittering on about.

My mother is Irish and from an early age she told me history as an exciting series of stories – with dates. My great-grandfather was a Seannachie, so I suppose story-telling is in the genes somewhere. My father flew in Bomber Command in WWII, then taught maths and science. Perhaps crucially, he also loved poetry and cracking good tales. Though it seems a dated idea now, I began teaching when boys were told only girls were good at English, despite the great names that must spring to mind after that statement. My father loved working with wood and equations, but he also recited ‘Vitai Lampada’ with a gleam in his eye and that matters, frankly.

I’ve always loved historical fiction as a genre and cut my teeth on Hornblower and Tai-Pan, Flashman, Sharpe and Jack Aubrey. I still remember the sheer joy of reading my first Patrick O’Brian book and discovering there were nineteen more in the series. I love just about anything by David Gemmell, or Peter F. Hamilton or Wilbur Smith. I suppose the one thing that links all those is the love of a good tale.

That’s about it for the moment. If you’d like to get in touch with me leave a comment in the forum or you can tweet me @Conn_Iggulden. I’ll leave it there for the moment. If you’ve read my books, you know an awful lot about the way I think already. There’s no point overdoing it.

Conn Iggulden

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February 18, 2024
4,5 Sterne.

Starkes Buch, sehr historisch akturat. Nicht nur die Rahmenbedingungen sondern auch die Personen, ihr Charakter und ihre Handlungen. Hat Spaß gemacht zu lesen. Geht eigentlich gar nicht um die Schlacht von Marathon (nur die ersten 60 Seiten), sondern eher um die griechische Politik und das griechische Leben zwischen Marathon und Salamis. Werde auf jeden Fall den 2. Teil lesen :)
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September 24, 2025
DNF 15%

Ich pass überhaupt nicht auf und es interessiert mich gar nicht.
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