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.
Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersISBN: 9780007201815Number of pages: 416Weight: 300 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 29 mm
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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
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Conn Iggulden
Anyone who thinks military historical fiction is all swords and sandals has clearly not encountered the novels of bestselling authorConn Iggulden. His novels sweep the centuries,arching from Rome in the time of Julius Caesar in hisEmperorseries to his Mongol warlord series,Conquerorand most recently his novels of theWars of the Roses. He is also the author of the popular guidebookThe Dangerous Book for Boys.
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