A review by tobymacl
The Gates of Athens by Conn Iggulden

3.0

Good yarn but probably one of the weakest of CFI’s books. The plot is very linear, the characters pretty flat, and it feels like a rattling off rather than a truly considered or well loved story. There is little tension as the historical events form the thrust of the narrative: Greeks win at marathon then the 300 Spartans hold up the Persians for a while a bit later on. Fun, but felt more like an airport book than many of his others.