Last of the Amazons
by Steven Pressfield
Pressfield's novel of Theseus, Antiope and the Amazon war on Athens, told through multiple narrators. Less known than Gates of Fire; fierce on freedom and civilization's cost.
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you like Pressfield's historical fiction and want the Amazons.
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Skip it if…
you want his nonfiction.
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Three things you will actually use
- Freedom and civilization trade against each other.
- Loyalty costs.
- Warrior cultures have their own logic.
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Read it after Gates of Fire.
Our verdict
Fierce historical novel.
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