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Genghis: Birth of an Empire by Conn Iggulden
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Genghis: Birth of an Empire (original 2007; edition 2007)

by Conn Iggulden

Series: Conqueror (1)

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From the author of the bestselling The Dangerous Book for Boys

BONUS: This edition contains excerpts from Conn Iggulden's Genghis: Lords of the Bow and Khan: Empire of Silver.

Genghis Khan was born Temujin, the son of a khan, raised in a clan of hunters migrating across the rugged steppe. Shaped by abandonment and betrayal, Temujin endured, 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.

Through a series of courageous raids, Temujin's legend grew until he was chasing a vision: to unite many tribes into one, to make the earth tremble under the hoofbeats of a thousand warhorses, to subject all nations and empires to his will.

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Title:Genghis: Birth of an Empire
Authors:Conn Iggulden
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Wolf of the Plains by Conn Iggulden (2007)

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    Genghis Khan: Life, Death, and Resurrection by John Man (XR4L5)
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    Empire of Silver by Conn Iggulden (JGolomb)
    JGolomb: Birth of an Empire starts off this terrific action-focused historical fiction. Well-written and deeper than you'd expect.
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    Outlaw by Angus Donald (JGolomb)
    JGolomb: Similar in style and theme. Both are strong action historical fiction novels.
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A far better telling of the Genghis Khan story than the appalling 1965 film. You really feel for GK and family. I am coming to the end of Cornwell's Saxon Chronicles and looking for a new series. I reckon Mongolia/China is as far as it gets. My opinion: Iggulden is a worthy pretender to King Bernard.

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A much better start. Also search Internet Archive for All about History Issue 71. ( )
  graeme.bell3 | Jun 20, 2023 |
This was really good!
Temujin grew up the second son of the Kahn of the Wolves. A Mongolian tribe of the grass plains. He was only eleven when his father was killed by Tartars & his family were thrown out of the tribe after a tribe member betrays them & steals the position of Khan. The next few years shaped Temujin's character & instilled a desire to unite the tribes.
I loved this story. Conn Iggulden knows how to keep his ausience engaged which is pretty impressive considering the book is 452 pages long. It's well researched & when I wasn't white knuckling the book from the story I was marvelling about aspects of the life in the tribes. Chinggis (Ghengis) Khan had a pretty hard life after his eleventh birthday that shaped his character to what it was. He is a fascinating character & I loved every bit of this book. Roll on book number two!!
  leah152 | Nov 20, 2022 |
The undisputed King of historical fiction on fine form. Brilliant. 'Nuff said. ( )
  MJWebb | Sep 22, 2022 |
A very familiar story, and told quite good. I was itching for a fictional story of the Mongols, and I am not disappointed. ( )
  LedzMx | Sep 4, 2022 |
I was fortunate enough to pick up the Kindle version of this for $1.59. Even if I had paid full price for it, it would have been well worth it. This is one of those few books I simply couldn't put down. I've now bought the next two books and look forward to reading them.

What Bernard Cornwell has done for Vikings [The Last Kingdom (2004), The Pale Horseman (2005), The Lords of the North (2006), Sword Song (2007), The Burning Land (2009), Death of Kings (2012)], Conn Iggulden has done for the Mongols. Very enjoyable and highly recommended. ( )
  MarkLacy | May 29, 2022 |
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A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king.
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John, David, and Hal
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The snow was blinding as the Mongol archers encircled the Tartar raiding party.
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Fiction. Historical Fiction. HTML:

From the author of the bestselling The Dangerous Book for Boys

BONUS: This edition contains excerpts from Conn Iggulden's Genghis: Lords of the Bow and Khan: Empire of Silver.

Genghis Khan was born Temujin, the son of a khan, raised in a clan of hunters migrating across the rugged steppe. Shaped by abandonment and betrayal, Temujin endured, 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.

Through a series of courageous raids, Temujin's legend grew until he was chasing a vision: to unite many tribes into one, to make the earth tremble under the hoofbeats of a thousand warhorses, to subject all nations and empires to his will.

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