Wolf of the Plains UK Import Paperback Iggulden | Conn Iggulden

Wolf of the Plains UK Import Paperback Iggulden | Conn Iggulden | A more harsh childhood is hard to imagine!

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	Wolf of the Plains UK Import Paperback Iggulden Conn Iggulden Harper, 2007 average customer review:based on 3 reviews view larger image
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From the co-author of The Dangerous Book for Boys, comes the first in the widely anticipated Conqueror series featuring Genghis Khan and his descendants. A remarkable story of heroism and adventure, of a boy who had to become a man too soon, of a family and a tribe who had to learn to win to survive. A man without a tribe was at great risk, so the young boy abandoned with his siblings on the harsh Mongolian plains had to struggle to avoid death. He survived both starvation and hostile attacks by learning remarkable leadership skills and gathering a group of outsiders like himself. Hunted and alone, he dreamed of uniting the tribes into one house, one nation. He became a great warrior. He would become father to his people. He would be Genghis Khan.

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Extraordinary story. I couldn't put this down

AMAZING book. a very fast and exciting read. i can't wait for the sequel to come out. So much so that i ordered it from the UK (it came out this month, while we have to wait until the end of March to buy it in the US).

A more harsh childhood is hard to imagine!

Although this book gallops along at Conn Iggulden's usual pace, I was continually tempted to leap ahead to find out what happened next. That makes it much more of a chapter-turner than merely a page-turner, and the narrative left me quite breathless at times!

Temujin is the son of the khan of one of the many Mongol tribes who are in continual, violent conflict. Without spoiling the story for you, his circumstances force him to grow up very quickly rather than lose his life. As the story unfolds, Temujin faces death many times and learns from his terrifying experiences. His list of those on whom he determines to wreak revenge grows as you read. Eventually, he becomes the respected, feared and uncompromising leader of the great horde which dominated two continents during that age.

Had his childhood been easy, he would probably have settled down with a couple of wives and a few goats. Historic record shows otherwise, but that record hardly brings Ghengis Khan's tale to life in the way that Iggulden has managed in this book.

I would recommend this book to anybody, and would challenge them to resist being swept along by such a brilliantly told story. I just can't wait to get my hands on the next episode, "Lords of the Bow," in January 2008.

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A must read

This is book of year!! Not a book I would normally go for, but i'm so glad I did. This book is the first of three in the Conqueror series, with Genghis Khan the main man (couldn't resist). This novel is a narrative built around actual events in the bold Genghis' life.

The story is gripping almost from the very beginning, with easily indentifiable and at times densely layered characters whilst always maintaining a tempo that WILL not allow you to put down until finished.

It really does seem certain to be converted to the big screen, so get reading before they wreck it!

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