Gates of fire tells the story of thermopylae, one of the most famous of ancient battles. How to listen to free audiobooks or audible books on kindle fire. In fact, i have only one minor quibble, in that the voice adopted for polynikes sounds like a 40 year old man rather than a 23 year old. Gates of fire is a truly atmospheric and palpable epic made all the richer for being read by derek jacobi. I did my best to lightly explain some of the pertinent events from the first trilogy, the rise of the fifth order, in this new epic fantasy trilogy, games of fire.
Movie rights for this novel have been acquired by universal studios for george clooney and robert lawrences maysville pictures. Rbdigital unlimited audio higher ed curriculum platinum collection. Xeones, a greek youth who becomes a squireslave after his city is overrun, learns about spartan culture from the veteran warrior dienekes before accompanying him and the other spartans, including king leonidas, to thermopylae. An epic novel of the battle of thermopylae by steven pressfield. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Download unabridged audiobook for free or share your audio books, safe, fast and high quality. Gates of fire puts you at the side of valiant spartan warriors in 480 bc for the bloody. Best of all, if after reading an e book, you buy a paper version of gates of fire. Get access to exclusive content including kobo originals. Read the book on paper it is quite a powerful experience. The publisher has to pay the voice actor, sound engineers, and many others that.
Steven pressfield is currently working on a book about alcibiades. The qualities of a good battle squire are simple enough. His narrative is informed by a peoples history of greek history. Open culture scours the web for the best educational media. Nelson demille at thermopylae, a rocky mountain pass in northern greece, the feared and admired spartan soldiers stood three hundred strong. Gates of fire by steven pressfield read by george guidall. National bestseller an incredibly gripping, moving, and literate work of art, rarely does an author manage to recreate a moment. Gates of fire audiobook by steven pressfield 9780553752106. Listen to gates of fire an epic novel of the battle of thermopylae by steven pressfield available from rakuten kobo. Listen to gates of fire by steven pressfield available from rakuten kobo. If you are looking for a very good fiction book, and you are a fan of the history as well. Gates of fire audiobook free gates of fire free books. Notoriously, 300 spartans along with no more than 7,000 allied greeks, held off an attacking army of herodotus tells. Jun 28, 2014 this rare but excellent documentary explores life in the great ancient citystate of sparta and its legendary clash with persia in 480 bc.
Steven pressfield is the author of the hugely successful novels gates of fire, tides of war, and last of the amazons, among others. There, a few hundred of spartas finest sacrificed their lives to hold back the. Plus, youll get an additional audiobook per month after trial. We related to this story in a way ive never ever connected to a story before. Warrior of rome series book 4 the caspian gates audiobook part 1 duration. Gates of fire is an historical novel about the immortal military stand of an elite group of spartan warriors at thermopylae against the invading persian millions. In steven pressfields, gates of fire, xeones, a spartan helot dictates his story of sparta and the great battle of thermopylae to a scribe of xerxes.
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National bestseller an incredibly gripping, moving, and literate work of art, rarely does an author. The book was published in multiple languages including english language, consists of 384 pages and is available in paperback format. The first edition of this novel was published in october 20th 1998, and was written by steven. This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion and a free quiz on gates of fire by steven pressfield. Jul 05, 2000 listen to gates of fire audiobook by steven pressfield. They are meant to help marines develop their personal and professional character. Gates of fire is a 1998 historical fiction novel by steven pressfield that recounts the battle of thermopylae through xeones, a perioikoi free but noncitizen inhabitant of sparta born in astakos. Download gates of fire audiobook by steven pressfield.
His debut novel, the legend of bagger vance, was made into. There is no free and legal audiobook or ebook online. An epic novel of the battle of thermopylae 2005 about book. The first book to reveal any one of the background story of the age of sigmar, the gates of azyr by chris wraight is rather dissapointing in its ambitions. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english. Gates of fire audiobook by steven pressfield rakuten kobo. Sign up for our free newsletter with audiobook love from audiofile editors. Oct 26, 2015 does the electronic version of the book completely replace the paper version. The game of life and how to play it audio book youtube. Gates of fire is a 1998 work of historical fiction by steven pressfield centered around the famous battle of thermopylae 480 bc, in which a heavilyoutnumbered force of native greeks led by the spartans held the invading army of the persian empire at bay for several days. Hardcover, flexibound, audio cd through gates of fire. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. I believe this is the best of pressfields works, so it is nice to finally see this book in audio. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
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Theirs was a suicide mission, to hold the pass against the invading millions of the mighty persian army. The first edition of this novel was published in october 20th 1998, and was written by steven pressfield. It is lyrical, compelling, thought provoking, and soars above most works of historical fiction at least those that shrug in the mud of military historical fiction. Despite their eventual defeat, the greek forces became renowned for. The time they bought enabled the greeks to rallysaving, according to ancient historian herodotus. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. This username is already registered, please choose another one. Like most of pressfields work, gates of fire deals with the common soldier, the grunt, the squire. This 52page guide for gates of fire by steven pressfield includes. In tides of war, steven pressfield presents an epic saga of greek strife and conflict with the same historical precision and heartbreaking.
For me, the most surprising aspect of gates of fire was the nuance pressfields gave to spartan women. Gates of fire audiobook, written by steven pressfield. Gates of fire and tides of war, steven pressfield delivers a guide to inspire and support those who struggle to express their creativity. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. Gates of fire puts you at the side of valiant spartan warriors in 480 bc for the bloody, climactic battle at thermopylae. An epic novel of the battle of thermopylae audiobook by steven pressfield. The sand, sweat, blood, sensations of combat, ideas of mortality as well as deep discussions that males up in arms share are timeless. As a former marine, and a bit of a classics buff, gates of fire speaks to me on so many levels. Jan 23, 2016 hi, i dont get paid for any of my channels content and it takes a very long time to make audio book videos, i get many messages thanking me for helping the blind have easy access to books they. In tides of war, steven pressfield presents an epic saga of greek strife and conflict with the same historical precision and heartbreaking human scale that made his last novel, gates of fire, an international best seller.
For me, the most surprising aspect of gates of fire. The commandants reading list is a list of books that marines are recommended and often required to read. Filmrights to gates of fire have been taken up by george clooneys production company. Author steven pressfield is perhaps bestknown at the moment for his book the legend of bagger vance, a story about golf, which has just been made into a film by robert redford. Commandants reading list a complete list usmc officer.
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