While the book is certainly not an encompassing biography of the famous leader, the author does wonders with his story-telling.Īside from the historical aspects, this is mainly an adventure story of a young boy who grows up to be an incredible leader. Unlike other Mongol leaders, Genghis Kahn understood the importance of the tribes uniting, both for security and strength (even though I’m sure many saw them as one and the same). As brutal as life was in the plains of Mongolia, Genghis manages to mix brilliance with violence, respect with strength and understands the necessities of survival in a community. Iggulden weaves a good story with fascinating historical detail while keeping up the drama in the story. Once I got started though, the book was difficult to put down. I had waited a long time to read Genghis: Birth of an Empire by Conn Iggulden ( website | Facebook), I bought it for my nook while it was on sale one day and it simply resided there until I had a chance to read it (there are many other books suffering the same fate). This is the first book of a series which at the time of the writing of this post numbers five novels known collectively is the Conqueror series.īuy this book in paper or electronic format* Genghis: Birth of an Empire by Conn Iggulden is a historical fiction story following the young man who will eventually become Genghis Kahn.
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