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Conn Iggulden (Author)
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Release Date: 1 Sep 2011

The 4th novel in the bestselling Conqueror series, continuing the life and adventures of the mighty Khan dynasty.

Genghis Khan is dead, but his legend and his legacy live on. His son Ogedai has built a white city on a great plain and made a capital for the new nation. Now the armies have gathered to see which of Genghis' sons has the strength to be khan. The Mongol empire has been at peace for two years, but whoever survives will face the formidable might of their great enemy, China’s Song dynasty.

The great leader Tsubodai sweeps into the west: through Russia, over the Carpathian mountains and into Hungary. The Templar knights have been broken and there is no king or army to stop him reaching France. But at the moment of Tsubodai's greatest triumph, as his furthest scouts reach the northern mountains of Italy, Tsubodai must make a decision that will change the course of history forever.

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  • Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Harper (1 Sep 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0007201818
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007201815
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (143 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,119 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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‘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

About the Author

Conn Iggulden is one of the most successful authors of historical fiction writing today. His two number one bestselling series, on Julius Caesar and on the Mongol Khans of Central Asia, describe the founding of the greatest empires of their day. Conn Iggulden lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and their children.

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89 of 95 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Some of the Best Historical Fiction Around 7 Sep 2010
By Sir Furboy TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
I thought Conn Iggulden was done with this series in the previous book, which ended with the death of Genghis Khan, but this book takes up where the last left off - with the brothers, sons and grandsons of Genghis Khan rivalling for supremacy in the nation Genghis created.

This book, like all the others, is rich in historical detail, and the author has an incredible gift for transporting the reader into the period, capturing the mood and feel perfectly. Never is the action held up for unecessary detail, and yet the writing is so well done that I really felt like I was watching the events unfold.

I know too little about this historical period to comment on the accuracy of the descriptions and detail given, but I know from the Emperor series that the author spends a good deal of time time on careful research for his novels, so I am guessing it is a faithful one. Then again, I was aware that he occasionally played with the history a little in the Emperor series to make a better story, so I wouldn't trust this book for a history dissertation (although maybe that is unfair of me - a better student of the period may like to comment). Regardless of that though, this is a cracking good story. The adventure comes fast and furious, and the battle scenes flow so well, I have no idea how he manages it!

Any initial slowness of the story (and there is not much) is down to the fact that this is a historical narrative. Conn Iggulden could have perhaps created an even more delicious initial tension - but he is constrained by the need to tell the story as it actually happened (more or less), so he can't go assasinating characters who never died and such like.

Ultimately though this is a book that the author did not need to write. He could have stopped writing with the death of Genghis Khan and no-one would have felt the series incomplete. Nevertheless I, for one, am very glad he did carry on writing. Another first class historical adventure by a master of the art of storytelling.
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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars One of the best series in historical fiction 1 Dec 2010
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The year is 1229 and the successor to Genghis Khan as Great Khan of te Mongol Nation is about to take place. The heir is Ogedei, Genghis's third son and chosen over his ekder brother Chagatai. On the night before the confirmation of Ogedei as Khan of the Nation Chagatai's troops storm his palace in the new city of Karakorum and attempt to murder him so that Chagatai can claim to be Khan. The attempt fails and Ogedei send his brother to conquer the south. He sends his father's general, Tsubodai, west into Europe and he goes east to China to further conquests.

In this book we see the continued expansion of the Empire founded by Genghis. Iggulden brings us the politics and daily life of Karakorum, the newly built capital of the Mongol Empire as well as the start of the "Golden Horde", the Mongol Khanate that was to dominate Eastern Europe for many years. He also introduces the next generation of Mongol rules Guyuk Khan, Batu Khan and Mongke Khan who will no doubt be the main characters in future volumes. He describes Tsubodai's brilliant campaign of mobile warfare in Eastern Europe and shows how if the Mongol Armies had not been recalled in 1242 they would have reached the Atlantic.

This has a pacy narrative and there are not too many characters to follow. The author admits that aspects of the account are fictionalised but he describes the Mongol's strategic genius and how they used their intelligence and mobility to defeat their "cvilised" opponents with their reliance on heavy cavalry and infantry compared to the light horse archers and lancers of the nimble Mongol Tumans. I have no hesitation in recommending this book to lovers of historical fiction.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Genghis is dead and the legacy must go on 11 Jun 2011
By Parm TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Hardcover
Book four takes the story to the next stage, Genghis is dead and the legacy must go on, i was worried that this would mean that the story would get bogged down in detail of intrigue and lose its flow. But i should know better with Conn, his story telling ability seems to grow with each passing book.

This book, does not have the same frantic pace of empire expansion building as the previous three in the series, the first three books are the birth of an empire and have that raw power and pace you expect from the creation of something new. book four is more like the patient building of something solid.

We watch as the old in the form of Tsubodai see their power slowly whittled away by the young bucks, we watch while Ogedai creates a new order, taking the best of his nation and adding the best of the chin and other nations and building a new Mongol nation, but first he must hold onto power, we also get a glimpse of just how different european history could have been if one man had lived another year.

I came away at the end of the book having enjoyed the heady battles across Russia and the chin lands but also feeling educated, like i had learnt more than i had with the previous books, and that didnt mean the book lacked pace and flow, and it wasn't just the very well worded epilogue, it just felt like it was maturing.
I'm now left wondering if this isn't the best book in the series....although i did love wolf of the plains with its racing pace and energy.
again 9/10 Conn.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Not quite as good as The Conqueror novel, but still a good read.
Not as good as the Conqueror novel, but read in sequence with the other four novels in the series. However, the five books together have superbly filled my spare reading hours for... Read more
Published 6 days ago by Mr R J Norsworthy
5.0 out of 5 stars EMPIRE OF SILVER Conn Iggulden
An excellent and entertaining read well written and informative.
A mixture of fiction and history with good historical notes given and the end
I would recommend
Published 9 days ago by CoaleyCrow
5.0 out of 5 stars EMPIRE OF SILVER
Read all the 'Empire' books, all were superb. Conn Iggulden brought the whole Mongol era to life. Again Superb. Superb
Published 18 days ago by J D Attridge
4.0 out of 5 stars A good read
A good example of historical fiction that has the power to transport you into the depths of history effortlessly. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Rachael
4.0 out of 5 stars conqueror 4
i've read all 4 0f the conqueror books by iggulden. they were extremely enjoyable and i feel more knowledgable about this part of history.
Published 1 month ago by Mr. B. F. Knowles
5.0 out of 5 stars empire of silver
read all books in this series--- this one is no exception--- one can live the characters-- - excellent writing--- once again well done Con Iggulden
Published 2 months ago by anne killeen
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Published 2 months ago by rose morgan
5.0 out of 5 stars Conn Iggulden: Empire Of Silver
Purchased for my brother who has a liking for fictional history and modern day thrillers. Enjoyed this book and would not hesitate in recommending it to others of a similar... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Colin
4.0 out of 5 stars Empire of Silver
I didn't think the Empire of Silver was as good as the rest of the books in this series but it was still an enjoyable read
Published 2 months ago by Preston Black
4.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing story
Well written but lacking the pace of earlier books in the series. I would have liked to have seen more from the young kublai Khan.
Published 2 months ago by Cormac White
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