The best part about the whole thing was that I was dragged by the heels out of my terrible reading funk. It didn’t even take the whole book to do it, just this particular quote, which might just be the best historical fiction line I’ve encountered… Lords of the Bow (2008, ISBN 978-0-00-720177-8) (titled Genghis: Lords of the Bow in North America, 2010, ISBN 978-0-385-34279-7)

Mongolia is an unforgiving land. The boy, Temujin, was never cruel, and there is no record of him ever taking pleasure from the destruction of his enemies, but he was capable of utter ruthlessness.” Hodges, Harry (4 October 2013). "War of the Roses: Stormbird by Conn Iggulden – review". Daily Express . Retrieved 22 January 2015. Damn! The more I read, the more I feel this Secret History of the Mongols is pretty much like a tabloid, with so much more juicy dramas than the other historical texts such as the History of the Yuan Dynasty! LOLThis also brings to a close, with all its future implications, the story of the conflict between Jochi and his father. These fault lines are a glimpse at the future of the Mongol Empire as it shall break into different Khanates. Unbelievably good; this marked the first time I finished reading Iggulden’s work, and it’s VERY promising that this will become one of my favorite series. At the end, the author provides a few details in which he gives his main sources, and explains that certain events later in the book were time-compressed from a few months to a few days. This explains some of the doubts Genghis could never overcome in actual life about his first born son. When thinking of the life of Genghis Khan and his deeds, a certain soliloquy from Thunderbolt Fantasy suddenly comes into my mind: Having crossed the desert the Mongol hordes attempt to take the kingdom of Xi Xia, the Mongols inexperience in siege craft shows when they are held at bay by the walls of Xi Xia, the division between the kingdom of Xi Xia and the Chin empire is also highlighted at this time. Eventually the Xia kingdom capitulates and Genghis wins a princess of the city as his bride as well as many other spoils of war.

No estamos ante una obra maestra, pero cumple sobradamente. No es fácil desarrollar los primeros momentos de la vida, la evolución personal y política de uno de los personajes más importantes de la Historia. Tampoco el contexto social y la forma de vida de la sociedad mongola de la época, aunque ayuda que en muchos aspectos es una cultura que ha permanecido inamovible desde los años de Gengis. Se nota el conocimiento del autor, que convivió durante un tiempo con los mongoles para empaparse de sus costumbres. The Conqueror series is a series of novels by Conn Iggulden about Genghis Khan and his successors, set during the time of the Mongol conquest of the 12th and 13th centuries. [1] List of novels [ edit ] to 4.0 stars. Genghis Khan is a historical figure that has always fascinated me because of how little is known about him despite having once ruled much of the known world. This story does an excellent job of telling a compelling story while staying, for the most part, true to the historical record (the author explains in an afterward certain "creative licenses" taken for narratrive purposes). I really liked the sense of place established by the narrative as well as the extremely harsh conditions under which Genghis lived. Conn Iggulden is well-known for writing historical fiction books. He was born in 1971 to an English father and an Irish mother. He attended St. Martins School located in Northwood before transferring to Merchant Taylor’s School. Empire of Silver (2010, ISBN 978-0-00-728800-7) (titled Genghis: Empire of Silver 2010, ISBN 978-0-385-33954-4)Spread out across the steppes, the Mongols are a divided people. Infighting and enmity have turned them into a scattered collection of tribes barely scraping by. Until there comes a man destined to lead them all to boundless glory and conquest. The second son of Yesugei, chieftain of the Wolves. A boy called Temujin, who would later pass into legend as the greatest conqueror in all history. One of them is a senator’s son, who has been given everything to achieve his dream. The other is an adopted child who is cunning and strong. His love for his adoptive family and brother will be the most powerful force in his life. Currently, he lives in Hertfordshire, England. He is married and is a father of four. He has also written poems and short novels. He has written amazing Book Series such as Conqueror. Emperor, Wars of the Roses and Dangerous Books for Boys. The Gates of Rome

The first volume of Conn Iggulden's historical novel series: Conqueror series tells an remarkable and formidable tale of Genghis Khan's origin and the birth of the Mongol Empire. The source material for the book is The Secret History of the Mongols. As with the Emperor series before it, Iggulden sometimes strays from historical sources for the purpose of storytelling. Some of the differences are described in an author's note at the end of the book. En la India, el sultanato de Delhi, dinastía de origen turco y religión musulmana, dominan una gran parte del subcontinente indio, tras derrocar hacia el 1215 al Sultanato gúrida, que ocupaba el territorio desde el Jorasán en Irán, hasta el norte de la India, con su base de poder principal en Ghor (Afganistán) y Lahore (india). A su desintegración sus territorios se repartieron entre Jorezmitas y el Sultanato de Delhi.Connor Iggulden ( / ˈ ɪ ɡ əl d ɛ n/; born ( 1971-02-24)24 February 1971) is a British author who writes historical fiction, most notably the Emperor series and Conqueror series. He also co-authored The Dangerous Book for Boys with his brother Hal. In 2007, Iggulden became the first person to top the UK fiction and nonfiction lists at the same time.

Lords of the Bow (known as Genghis: Lords of the Bow in America) is the second book of the Conqueror series, based on the life of Mongol warlord Genghis Khan by Conn Iggulden. The book follows Genghis' completion of the consolidation of the disparate Mongol tribes and subsequent campaigns against the Western Xia and Jin empires. The author writes in third person with the center of the narrative being the main character. The narrative's focus shifts to other characters' perspectives from time to time if their separate activities are significant in advancing the plot. The language is simple English with some actual Mongolian words used for commonplace objects to provide the necessary historical effect.I was born in the normal way in 1971, and vaguely remember half-pennies and sixpences. I have written for as long as I can remember: poetry, short stories and novels. It’s what I always wanted to do and read English at London University with writing in mind. I taught English for seven years and was Head of English at St. Gregory’s RC High School in London by the end of that period. I have enormous respect for those who still labour at the chalk-face. In truth, I can’t find it in me to miss the grind of paperwork and initiatives. I do miss the camaraderie of the smokers’ room, as well as the lessons where their faces lit up as they understood what I was wittering on about. He was born Temujin, the son of a khan, raised in a clan of hunters migrating across the rugged steppe. Temujin's young life was shaped by a series of brutal acts: the betrayal of his father by a neighboring tribe and the abandonment of his entire family, cruelly left to die on the harsh plain. But Temujin endured--and from that moment on, he was driven by a singular fury: to survive in the face of death, to kill before being killed, and to conquer enemies who could come without warning from beyond the horizon. Iggulden has co-written a book with his brother Hal, The Dangerous Book for Boys. It covers around eighty topics, from building a soapbox racer and tying knots, to learning about famous battles and how to make potassium aluminium sulphate crystals. [12] It was released in the UK in June 2006, reprinted a month later, and was voted British Book of the Year at the Galaxy British Book Awards. Although Thunderbolt Fantasy has nothing to do with Genghis Khan and wars, still this soliloquy seems to be a perfect match. Es sobre este poder, seguro de su invulnerabilidad, sobre el que se abalanzan las hordas mongolas. Con su increíble rapidez, resistencia y destreza militar destruyen los ejércitos del Shah, muy superiores en número, y ocupan en el transcurso de pocos años, toda la Corasmia, y partes de las actuales Afganistán, Pakistán e Irán, destruyendo u ocupando ciudades legendarias como Bujara, Samarcanda, Urgench, Merv, Herat......que tardarán varias generaciones en recuperarse.