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Conqueror [Kindle Edition]

Conn Iggulden (Author)
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The CONQUEROR series:

‘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

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No.1 bestselling author Conn Iggulden takes on the story of the mighty Kublai Khan. An epic tale of a great and heroic mind; his action-packed rule; and how in conquering one-fifth of the world’s inhabited land, he changed the course of history forever.

A scholar who conquered an empire larger than those of Alexander or Caesar.

A warrior who would rule a fifth of the world with strength and wisdom.

A man who betrayed a brother to protect a nation.

From a young scholar to one of history’s most powerful warriors, Conqueror tells the story of Kublai Khan – an extraordinary man who should be remembered alongside Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great and Napoleon Bonaparte as one of the greatest conquerors the world has ever known.

It should have been a golden age, with an empire to dwarf the lands won by the mighty Genghis Khan. Instead, the vast Mongol nation is slowly losing ground, swallowed whole by their most ancient enemy. A new generation has arisen, yet the long shadow of the Great Khan still hangs over them all …

Kublai dreams of an empire stretching from sea to sea. But to see it built, this scholar must first learn the art of war. He must take his nation’s warriors to the ends of the known world. And when he is weary, when he is wounded, he must face his own brothers in bloody civil war.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 819 KB
  • Print Length: 565 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 000727114X
  • Publisher: HarperCollins (27 Oct 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B005E89UI6
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,402 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
By J. Cooper TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Hardcover
Conn Iggulden is a master craftsman whose books are truly a world apart from the vast swathes of incomparable imitators who plague the genre. His books are inspirational reads that uplift the reader no end, thrusting you into a forgotten world of bygone civilisations. `Conqueror' is a book of epic proportions and it outclasses similar reads in every conceivable aspect.

When I collected my copy of `Conqueror', I was pleasantly surprised by the length as it extends over 500 pages. Here was a read that I could sink my teeth into and devour. It is one of those books that you could read anywhere and totally switch off from reality. It is also one of those books that you will find completely impossible to put down. The only problem with books of this quality is that they are all too soon completed leaving the reader with a longing ache for more of the same.

`Conqueror' is a tale of politics, leadership, expansion via conquest, brotherhood, warfare, destruction, death, pillage, yet one which subtly reinforces the importance of family, friendship, culture and tolerance. A quick succession of Great Khans leads to the ultimate power struggle between Kublai and his younger brother. Civil war looms and the lesser Khans are forced to choose between their oaths or complete destruction.

In this book, the reader will travel into the lands of the Sung and into the heart of the Islamic world. Different leadership styles lead to very different outcomes for the subjugated peoples and various cultural practices are described quite interestingly by Conn. Vast tacks of land are covered by the ever mobile Tumans and the reader will experience the hardships of travel along with the scouts and Yam riders. Conn has an ability to bring the smell of the scenes alive for the reader to experience and this complements the superb visual descriptive passages enormously.

Conn's characterisation as ever is second to none. All of the key characters are given differing personalities which allows each scene shift to feel fresh allowing a long book to flow fluidly throughout. Characters have sides to them that attract and often repulse, yet they are all fully dimensionable, conceivable and most importantly interesting. Just enough characters from the previous book survive to make it into `Conqueror' and this allows the transition between books to retain a sense of familiarity. That being said though, you could probably get away with reading `Conqueror' as a standalone novel. But please don't do that as you would be denying yourself countless hours of literary pleasure.

All in all, this was an excellent book and one which held my attention and interest throughout. I cannot wait for Conn's next work and hope that it is not too far off!
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50 of 53 people found the following review helpful
By Parm TOP 500 REVIEWER
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This for me was a very eagerly anticipated book, but i was never quite sure what to expect. There was always the lead that this book was to be about Kublai Khan, and to a degree it is, but not in the way i expected, and that's not a bad thing, having read so much its not often i'm surprised by an author.

What surprised me most was the whole encompassing picture that Conn Iggulden has managed to cover in this one book, Yes its a 500+ page title, but the ground covered would take some authors 1000+ pages, yet Conn misses nothing, retains the action, retains the depth of detail and quality of writing. If anything was missing it was the wild pace of Wolf of the Plains, but that slowing of pace matches the story, Wolf of the plains is the Wild abandon of Genghis, where as Conqueror is the maturing of a nation, the education and building of Kublai.

What i think pleased me most was learning about new characters from history, Guyuk, Uriang-Khadai, Arik-Boke and Mongke and their actions that led to the creation of the man Kublai Khan, the man the was needed to carve out a place in history, without the actions of the others he may well have been a scholar or a monk and vanished into obscurity, and who knows what would have happened to that part of the world...or the world as a whole?

What thrills me even more is that at the end of the book, there is still at least a whole book if not a whole series still hidden away for Mr Iggulden to come back to, Like the empire series there is no real end, there is just a point in history reached that means the tale is paused.

Conn I for one will be nagging you to come back to this, while i liked the empire series, I have loved the Genghis series, Wolf of the Plains being my favourite book you have written.

I highly recommend this book and this entire series not just to fans of Historical Fiction, but also to fantasy fans, thriller fans ..anyone..anyone who loves a great read well written and well told by a natural story teller.

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The one and only Conn Iggulden takes on the story of the mighty Kublai Khan. An epic tale of a great and heroic mind; his action-packed rule; and how in conquering one-fifth of the world's inhabited land, he changed the course of history forever.

A scholar who conquered an empire larger than those of Alexander or Caesar.

A warrior who would rule a fifth of the world with strength and wisdom.

A man who betrayed a brother to protect a nation.

From a young scholar to one of history's most powerful warriors, Conqueror tells the story of Kublai Khan - an extraordinary man who should be remembered alongside Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great and Napoleon Bonaparte as one of the greatest conquerors the world has ever known.

It should have been a golden age, with an empire to dwarf the lands won by the mighty Genghis Khan. Instead, the vast Mongol nation is slowly losing ground, swallowed whole by their most ancient enemy. A new generation has arisen, yet the long shadow of the Great Khan still hangs over them all ...

Kublai dreams of an empire stretching from sea to sea. But to see it built, this scholar must first learn the art of war. He must take his nation's warriors to the ends of the known world. And when he is weary, when he is wounded, he must face his own brothers in bloody civil war.
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95 of 107 people found the following review helpful
A return to form 25 Aug 2011
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The last book in the "Conqueror" series that I reviewed was "Empire of Silver", and in that I felt that it was weaker than the previous books in the series. This was partly because Ghenghis Khan died at the end of Book 3, and so "Empire of Silver" was dealing with the aftermath. I think the problem, for me, was that the story that Iggulden was trying to tell just wasn't interesting enough, and the characters weren't sufficiently interesting to keep it going. This wasn't Iggulden's fault - he did a good job with a weaker subject.

I am happy to say that with "Conqueror", this fifth book, he is WAY back on form. He is now dealing with the rise to power of Kublai Khan, and the history is much more interesting.

I won't spend loads of time praising Iggulden's writing - he is perfectly competent, as we all know; he knows his history, and he gives us a cracking good yarn. His handling of the battles is very good, and one does end up feeling sympathetic towards the characters.

What makes this book is that the characters are so much more full and rounded. Kublai himself is an interesting character, and seeing his development from a peaceful scholar into a ruthless general makes the story worth telling.

To be honest, however, I did feel that the story slowed a bit in the middle - the first and last thirds were excellent; but I found it just a tad more difficult to bother picking up the book to continue reading in the middle third. But it was worth sticking with it - Part 3 rattled along and kept me hooked (and as I was reading it in the garden I nearly got sunburn as a result!)

I think Iggulden made a good choice ending the book where he does - not least because it was starting to get a bit long. It was rather nice to end the book with the main protagonist still alive!

Yep, definitely worth five stars. If you've read the others in the series, then you probably don't need me to recommend this one; if you haven't, you don't need to go back and read the others first (although I recommend that, as well).
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Love the drama and sweep!
Great yarn, another fantastic effort from Conn. Loved the historical details, could have been more that and could have done with a map of Kublai's invasion of China. Read more
Published 6 days ago by Mr. H. S. Jones
Master of Historical Fiction
This last book in the Mongol collection was awaited in anticipation partly because the previous books were so good and partly because this is not a subject that I have read... Read more
Published 12 days ago by Dave Canon
Triumphant! A classic
I've read this series with a bit of mounting trepidation. All four previous books were superb so when I started the last, the story of Kublai Khan, I was a bit worried it wouldn't... Read more
Published 21 days ago by M. Fisher
Conqueror without equal
Like the characters of his novels Conn Iggulden carries all before him in epic works of,stunning proportions. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Edison Sarinsky
A good end to the 'Genghis' series...
The five books for the 'Genghis' series was all four star with a couple at 5 star. This book the last in the series (about Kublai Khan) was really good but I felt that the ending... Read more
Published 2 months ago by TVR-Andy
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I have read every book this man has written fabulous stories,he takes you back to an age long dead but not forgoten,please carry on and entertain us lots more great
Published 2 months ago by dezmate
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I bought this as a random purchase without realising it was part of a series. Thus it was a bit difficult to put it into context just from the book alone, I had to do some research... Read more
Published 2 months ago by FreeByrde
A fitting conclusion to a great series
This is a wonderful conclusion to the series. Once I was into the last one hundred pages, I just had to keep reading until I had finished at 2.30 am this morning. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Lance Mitchell
Now what?
OK Conqueror finished - what next? Will i be able to read again about the Tumans sweeping down the hillside with their arrows darkening the skies? Read more
Published 3 months ago by Garzinio
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Conqueror is entertaining, with interesting characters and a page turning pace, which engrosses you in the struggles of its historical characters. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Kublai Dom
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