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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780007201754
ISBN: 0007201753
Label: Harper
Manufacturer: Harper
Number Of Pages: 560
Publication Date: September 03, 2007
Publisher: Harper
Studio: Harper
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Genghis Khan was born Temujin, son of Khan of his tribe, the Blue Wolves. Surprisingly much is known of his early life. It is known that when his father died he, his mother and siblings, were abandoned to die on the frigid Mongolian plains by the man who usurped the eldest son's claim to be Khan. This book covers about the first 20 years of Temujin's life. The most interesting, in fact the part that makes the book almost unable to be put down, is Mr Iggulden's description of the life as lived by ...
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Never thought I would be excited by a historical fiction - my usual diet is scifi and horror. The writer has kept as close as possible to accepted history but still write a real page turner about somebody that climbs up from nothing to be a great leader and warrior.
Lots of blood and guts - brilliant!
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Genghis Khan ... there was a dearth of information for the best part of 800 years on the life and times of Genghis, and what little there was was all negative. This is not because Genghis was any more barbaric than anyone else of his time, but rather since all the history available to us it was written by the conquered and threatened (Persians, Chinese and Russians mainly). Imagine for a moment if the only available history of Richard the Lionheart was written by the arabs... how would it read? ...
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"Wolf of the Plains" is a terrific, rollicking adventure story of the young Genghis Khan growing up in the dangerous, unstable world of the ancient Mongolian plains. The narrative is taut, with a series of deadly challenges to be overcome. The characterisation is excellent, with plenty of major and minor figures to grab the imagination. Best of all, the description of Genghis's world is convincing and detailed: by the end of the book it'll seem the most natural thing in the world to slit open a ...
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This is a superb trilogy, very readable and probably more appealing to a male readership, with the leading characters being predominantly male and a lot of the story being about battles and "The Great Conqueror". I started to read them having watched the film 'Mongol' and I strongly recommend the film to anyone who is enjoying these books. Highly recommended.
