Discover the rise and fall of the world's greatest empire in the stunning second novel in the Athenian series, from the nation's finest historical novelist
A Persian king stands in the ruins of Athens
A Spartan king lies dead at Thermopylae
Xerxes has come
In their home waters, Athenians will face a vast fleet. On sacred land, a Persian host waits for them to move.
Outnumbered, outmatched, the Greeks must stand side by side to have any hope at all. For the Spartans, it is a chance to show who they truly are. For the Athenians, it is about surviving the storm.
Once more, Themistocles, battle-scarred and disgraced, must risk his honour and his life - to protect the people he loves.
