The first book of the series, 'Birth of an Empire', intimately explores not only the daily life of the hardy people of the Asian steppes, but the warrior ethos and competitive drive that shaped the future conqueror and his kinsmen.

I have found Iggulden's stories so dynamic with characters so psychologically intricate that they must surely embody the cultural ideal of the nomadic warriors I have read about in my studies. So, I will strive to cover the opening trilogy which, hopefully, will serve as a refresher on the series before I write a review for the latest book. In a novel that ranges from the fertile lands of the Chin to the dust and rock of Afghanistan, Conn Iggulden weaves the epic story of history’s most enigmatic conqueror -those who feared him, those who defied him, and those whose bones he left behind.I’m about to begin reading Conn Iggulden's latest saga about the descendants of Genghis Khan and realized that, although I read the first three books in the series fictionalizing the life of legendary conqueror Genghis Khan, I hadn’t written a review about them yet. And when he does, it will touch off the most bitter conflict of all. Soon the most powerful man in the world, who has brought devastation to this land, must choose a successor. Warriors choose between them, and a murderer commits an unspeakable crime. Two of Genghis’s sons, Jochi and Chagatai, are steeped in enmity. While the Mongols-men, women, and children-fight back, as secret assassins are sent into the night, another battle is taking shape. On the verge of defeat, Genghis is forced to leave his own vast encampment, and the women and children in it, in the path of an enraged, savage enemy. When Genghis strikes, the Arabs prove their mettle. Under his command, Shah Ala-ud-Din Mohammed has thousands of fierce Arab warriors, teeming cavalry, and terrifying armored elephants. But as Genghis enters a strange new land of towering mountains and arid desert, he stirs an enemy greater than any he has met before. He will bring a storm to Arab lands and face the armies of the shah in all their strength.įrom the fierce cold plains of Mongolia to the Korean Peninsula, Genghis’s brothers, sons, and commanders have made emperors bow, slaughtering vast armies of fighting men. Here, the Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan, stalked by enemies seen and unseen and plagued by a divided family, leads a sprawling force of horsemen beyond the realm of their known world. From the author of the bestselling The Dangerous Book for Boysįrom Conn Iggulden, #1 bestselling author of six historical epics and coauthor of the international sensation The Dangerous Book for Boys, comes a magnificent new work of fiction.

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