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ONE FINAL CLASH

Reeling from his defeat at the hands of the Macedonians, Rome's furious General Flamininus gathers his legions for the final strike on King Philip's mighty phalanx.

AN EMPIRE ON THE EDGE

Both leaders know the victor will rule Greece, and both armies will do everything in their power to claim the ultimate prize.

TWO HEROES PREPARED TO DIE

Fighting on opposing sides, Felix and Demetrios think they have survived the worst of the campaign. But between vicious infighting, unruly locals, and intense battle, both will be tested as the final showdown between two great civilisations begins . . .

THE FALLING SWORD is the gripping follow-up to CLASH OF EMPIRES from Ben Kane, the master of historical fiction - for fans of Simon Scarrow, Harry Sidebottom, Conn Iggulden and Bernard Cornwell.

Ben Kane is the author of nine consecutive Sunday Times top ten bestsellers, with over million copies of his books sold around the world.

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Publisher : Orion; 1st edition (14 May 2019)
Language : English
Paperback : 320 pages
ISBN-10 : 1409173437
ISBN-13 : 978-1409173434
Dimensions : 15.4 x 3.6 x 23.4 cm

Best Sellers Rank: 387,810 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 8,148 in Historical Thrillers (Books)
- 8,490 in War & Military Action Fiction (Books)
- 8,726 in Mystery Action & Adventure

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To read one of Ben Kane's astonishingly well-researched, bestselling novels is to know that you are, historically speaking, in safe hands. -- Elizabeth Buchan, DAILY MAIL

Fascinating. -- Antonia Senior, THE TIMES

This is a stunningly visual and powerful read: Kane's power of description is second to none... Perfect for anyone who is suffering from Game of Thrones withdrawal symptoms. -- Helena Gumley-Mason, THE LADY

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Fans of battle-heavy historical fiction will, justly, adore Clash of Empires. With its rounded historical characters and fascinating historical setting, it deserves a wider audience - The Times

Grabs you from the start and never lets go. Thrilling action combines with historical authenticity to summon up a whole world in a sweeping tale of politics and war. A triumph!

Epic . . . I haven't enjoyed a book this much for ages. There aren't many writers today who could take on this story and do it well. There might be none who could do it better than Ben Kane

It's a broad canvas Kane is painting on, but he does it with vivid colours and, like the Romans themselves, he can show great admiration for a Greek enemy and still kick them in the balls

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Dimitri

One of Kane's best

Reviewed in Australia on 10 November 2019

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Ben's done a great job weaving his characters together in a great plot which I found far more engaging than the first book, which spent a good deal of time setting up the world. Highly recommended, especially if like me you've read basically every piece of Roman hist fic written in the last decade.

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C. J. Moon

The Falling Sword

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 June 2019

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Bestselling author Ben Kane returns with the eagerly awaited sequel to the brilliant Clash of Empires. Effortlessly continuing where Clash of Empires ended, the reader is thrown straight into the action once again as we see the conflict through the eyes of Felix and Demetrios, young men on opposing sides of the struggle between Rome and Macedonia for the control of Greece.
Both of the antagonists face their own battles from within their respective camps as well as on the battle field, as well as the comradeship of their friends and family members. Both of them will be tested to the limit in this enthralling novel from an author who has walked in the armour worn by the Romans at this time so knows exactly where it rubbed and where it irritated. Ben studies the history books from the time so no stone is left unturned in his quest to deliver a story of the highest quality.
What I particularly like about Ben Kane books though is the fact that because he tells the story from both sides of the conflict, he is able to deliver a truly well rounded and complete history of the events. He even excels himself with The Falling Sword as not only do we get the story from Felix and Demetrios, but also Flaminius and Philip, the respective leaders during the conflict. This really is a complete and well balanced account which any fan of historical fiction should have in their collection.

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Utterly compelling from start to finish .

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 May 2019

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Ben Kane is an historical wordsmith extraordinaire. One of my favourite Romanesque stories " The Forgotten Legion Trilogy " I believed would never be beaten for sheer entertainment and beautifully crafted story lines. I however was wrong the Clash of the Empires books are so delicately written that you change sides between favouring the Macedons and the Romans countless times plus there are several different storylines all taking place concurrently. Thank you Ben for a quite frankly superb read.

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Nick Brett

The battle for Greece

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 June 2019

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This is the follow up to the excellent “Clash of Empires”, set about 198BC with Rome and Philip of Macedon fighting over control of Greece. As with the previous book, we see the conflict from both sides and the author chooses not to make either one of the sides the “good guys”, the writing pushes you to understand and empathise with both sides and characters on both sides.
Facing up to Philip is the ambitious Flamininus and below either leader we also see the conflict at grunt level this giving us a command and strategic view but balanced with the reality of the troops fighting for their lives.
It’s exactly what you would expect from Ben Kane, well written, well researched and with solid characters. I slightly preferred the first of these two books as it put more of the pieces and characters in place, this just took those same characters further into the story. But this still remains top quality stuff and I enjoyed it a great deal.

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Daniel Kelly

Fronto row

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 June 2019

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Very few writers can hold your attention the way Ben Kane can, he has very obviously travelled the land and seen the terrain he writes about. Surprisingly their is no favouritism given in the war from someone who writes mostly, and obviously loves Roman history, to the degree that,knowing from history how it must end, you find yourself drawn to the Greek characters and feeling sorry for their losses and cheering their wins as well as the Romans.
Leaders are followed, but the followers also get attention on both sides, pain, grievances, losses. You feel their every win and death.
If you like Greek or Roman history, I couldn't recommend this highly enough.
Bring on the next Ben ***

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Eric Smith

Not his best

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 June 2020

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Firstly I must say that I have always been a big fan of Ben Kane and have thoroughly enjoyed his previous novels. However I have found it extremely difficult to get involved with this two book series.
Following the Macedonian/Roman war from the point of view of foot soldiers from both sides seemed like a good idea but there was a lack of depth in both main characters and I struggled to care about their fates. Indeed, even the way that one of them was killed off , seemed almost as if the author had lost interest and could do nothing with him.
I got through to the end but felt that the last third was rushed and the story became so unlikely that it was difficult to remain interested.
Sorry Ben, but afraid not your best.

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