Book description
The powerful and exhilarating third novel in Conn Iggulden's No. 1
bestselling Conqueror series, following the life and adventures of the
mighty Genghis Khan
The fatherless boy, exiled from his tribe, whom readers have been
following in 'Wolf of the Plains' and 'Lords of the Bow', has grown into
the great king, Genghis Khan. He has united the warring tribes and even
taken his armies against the great cities of their oldest enemies. Now
he finds trouble rising west of the Mongolian plains. His emissaries are
mutilated or killed; his trading gestures rebuffed. So, dividing his
armies, using his sons as generals of the various divisions, he sends
them out simultaneously in many directions, ranging as far as modern
Iran and Iraq.
As well as discovering new territories, exacting tribute from conquered
peoples, laying waste the cities which resist, this policy is also a way
of diffusing the rivalries between his sons and heirs and working out
who should succeed the khan.
This, the third book in the Conqueror series, is once more an epic
story. Genghis Khan is an exhilarating and heroic figure. The sense of
his ambition and his power, the relationships with his wives, sons and
trusted aides, the sweep of his conquests, is all brought together by a
masterful storytelling. It is a compelling read. With each book, you are
left, even more, longing for the next. 'Iggulden is in a class of his
own when it comes to epic, historical fiction' Daily Mirror
'Iggulden…tells an absolutely cracking story…the pace is nail-biting
and the set dressing magnificent' The Times
'Iggulden weaves an entertaining tale of this world of men, swords,
bows and the call of war and the plains' Daily Express
'I felt as if a blockbuster movie was unfolding before me…read the book
before Hollywood takes it over' Daily Express Conn Iggulden is one of
the most successful authors of historical fiction writing today. His two
number one bestselling series, on Julius Caesar and on the Mongol Khans
of Central Asia, describe the founding of the greatest empires of their
day. Conn Iggulden lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and their
children.
