By Andrew James

It truly is 530 BC and Cyrus the good has carved out the most important Empire the area had ever visible, making Persia the undisputed superpower of the traditional international. yet there's treachery afoot, and Cyrus's existence is in danger.

In a quick paced story of affection, battle, betrayal and revenge, Blood of Kings sweeps the reader up on an epic trip from the dust brick towns of historical Persia to the burning middle of Pharaoh's Egypt. Packed filled with dramatic and actual conflict scenes, it recreates the sweat, blood and worry of historical war, as Persia smashes Egypt's military and brings the reign of the Pharaohs to a violent end.

But it's also a publication that might satisfaction Herodotus enthusiasts, bringing the traditional Greek historian's characters to sensible by no means sooner than, because it follows the doomed 'lost military of Cambyses' into the Libyan wasteland, marching in the direction of a destiny that may baffle archaeologists for millennia to come back.

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