Title: Couldn't put it down
Product review: Xerxes, the Persians, the conscripts of conquered nations. Leonidas, the Spartans, the free Hellenes. The largest army ever created (up to that point) against free people who are students in being warriors and live to defend their land against those who dare take their freedom. The Greeks know they are on a suicide mission but see the bigger picture in their sacrifice that will make the Hellenic world their own, not as slaves of a despot. An titanic struggle that will determine the future of Europe, and in some cases, the world.I couldn't put this down. I loved the effect of using a double narrator and seeing how the war progressed while Xeo is telling his story to the Persians. The characters were very heroic, but also very real. They were people defending their homes in the way the Spartans knew how. The book showed the frailties of the heroes as well as their warrior spirit. And the narrative on the battle put me right in the middle of it.
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