THE DANGEROUS BOOK OF HEROES

by CONN IGGULDEN and DAVID IGGULDEN

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New hardcover book. 482 pages, published 2009

Discover stories of heroism and adventure.

The men and women in this book were in some cases possessed of suplerb self-confidence and personal belief. Others doubted their every action to the point where they could hardly act at all. For some, their heroism is contained in a single moment, while others seem to have lived a life that stands out like a thread of gold.

Some names have been passed from generation to generation - the Duke of Wellington, Sir Walter Raleigh, William Bligh, Douglas Bader. There are others you may not know, quiet heroes such as the Women of the SOE, the men of Bristol, the Few. Yet each of their lives illustrates how far wild courage, single-minded obsession and self-belief can take you.

From Captain Scott to Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norgay, from Douglas Bader to Ernest Shackleton, from Gertrude Bell to Emmeline Pankhurst, Conn Iggulden brings our great heroes from history back to life.

Filled with a sense of fair play and decency that made The Dangerous Book for Boys so popular, The Dangerous Book of Heroes celebrates those who fought for what is right and good, those who made amazing discoveries, those who moved boundaries in their lifetimes.

They are all our stories. Who we are today and who we will be depends on those golden threads; on those who didn't turn aside when it really, really mattered.

About the authors

Born in London, Conn Iggulden read English at London University and worked as a teacher for seven years before becoming a full-time writer. Married with two children, he lives in Hertfordshire. His highly acclaimed debut novel, The Gates of Rome, was an instant bestseller, remaining in the Sunday Times top ten for over two months. It was the first novel in the Emperor series, in which he brilliantly interweaves history and adventure to recreate the astonishing story of Julius Caesar, an epic tale of ambition and rivalry, bravery and betrayal. The second novel in the series, The Death of Kings, spent ten weeks in the charts and reached the number 1 position. The Field of Swords is set to emulate this success once again.

David Iggulden served as a deck officer in the Merchant Navy and a private in the Army Reserves, before reading Journalism and English at Charles Sturt University, Australia. He has since worked as a journalist, press officer and projects manager, and published several non-fiction books. He has been part of many international adventures, including the Footsteps of Scott Expedition and the First Fleet Re-enactment. David lives in the Blue Mountains, Australia.

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The Dangerous Book of Heroes by Conn and David Iggulden