Customer Reviews
Super, exciting read - By: "Smith" Reader, 06 Jan 2009 
Only just started to read books by Conn Iggulden & have I been missing out! This is the last bookin an amazingly welll written trilogy.
There is little more that I can say other than if you have not read any of Conn Iggulden's books then do so & you will not be disappointed.
This series makes Genghis Khan come alive from the pages.
Another excellent book in an outstanding series - By: Louise, 05 Jan 2009 Having first come across Conn Iggulden when reading the Caesar series I was delighted when this series came out & each book has been a really exciting read. Iggulden recreates an image of life & deathin the gers of Mongolia which is realistic to an amazing degree. The series is quite graphicin places & this book is no exception. I would recommend this book to any one who enjoys a well told story with several excellently developed characters, not just for those who enjoy historial novels. It is at times more like a movie than a traditional story simply because of the scale involved. Whilst the other booksin this series focus more on Genghis, his family & those close to him, this book gives us more of an insight into the enemies of the Mongol nation. One to keep & re-read!
A Master Storyteller - By: Sheumais, 29 Dec 2008 The BBC broadcast a television series about the Mongol empire (Storm from the East?) some years ago & that stimulated my interestin Genghis Khan. Having read the Emperor series, I couldn't get my hands on the new series quickly enough. They were never a disappointment & are concludedin style with this one. I found myself immersedin the clash of battle, the heat of the desert & the chill of the mountains, almost as if I was there to see it unfold for myself. The author is a wonderful storyteller, empathising with the central character without excusing some of his actions & I cannot recommend these books highly enough.
Finally Iggulden gets it right - By: John Holmes, 20 Nov 2008 I have often been critical of Iggulden's work - especially this recent series. However, that criticism has been stopped deadin its tracks. This is a stunning book, & perhaps one of the best I've ever read.
Iggulden has finally worked out what he is so good at - describing battlesin a breathless & uncompromising fashion. Most of this book is a series of tremedous battles/sieges - & when he does come out of this, he keeps the less interesting interludes brief & concise. One teeny observation which does annoy me - his total fixation with one word - "wince". Surely he can find a substitute for it!
As I have said before, Iggulden will never be a writer of great sophistication, nor will he be a conveyor of intricate plotting or characterisation, however, if he sticks to what he does best - like he does so wellin this book - he will continue to be a great success.
Superb end to the trilogy - By: chuckles, 11 Nov 2008 Conn Iggulden is the master of this genre with Manfredi, Cornwell & Scarrow following close behind. I was not sure anything could top the Emperor series of books, but this may have managed it. This is the third & final bookin the series & sees the fall of a great leader & general. Although he is seen as a ruthless conqueror, this book gives you a unique insight into his mind & way of thinking which makes you feel like you are almost on his side. This part of his life he takes on his biggest foe to date into new lands creating an empire than was the biggest known to man, making the Roman Empire pale into insignificance. A superb end to the trilogy, really keen to see which historical figure he tackles next.
