Gates of Fire An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae
Age band: 18+
Looky Rating System: Violence 5/5, Love & Romance 2/5, Mental Health 2/5, Language 3/5, Substance Use 2/5, Fear / Horror 4/5, Fantasy / Supernatural 0/5, LGBTQ+ Representation 2/5, Sci-Fi / Futuristic 0/5, Disability & Neurodiversity 0/5.
Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this “powerful, historically accurate novel” (The New Yorker), the sole Spartan survivor recounts the bloody and epic battle of Thermopylae that decimated his fearsome society.“Vivid and exciting . . . Pressfield gives the reader a perspective no ancient historian offers: a soldier’s-eye view.”—The New York Times Book ReviewAt Thermopylae, a rocky mountain pass in northern Greece, the feared and admired Spartan soldiers stood three hundred strong.