In one incident, Genghis' brother Khasar is forced to defend his honour against the sons of a lesser Khan. While stuck in one place, the new Nation becomes impatient and tempers flare. They are anxious to be off, but he is determined to wait for the Khan of the Uighur to show up with the five thousand soldiers he wishes to have. The following summer sees the tribes gathered, waiting for Genghis to lead them where he will. Genghis orders all of the tribes to assemble the following summer in the pastures around the Black Mountain. After the killing of the Khan of the alliance, the defeated shaman decides to tie his fate to that of the new Mongol nation.

Under the name Genghis, the protagonist unites the Mongol tribes, finally defeating the last alliance against his rule. The book follows Genghis' completion of the consolidation of the disparate Mongol tribes and subsequent campaigns against the Western Xia and Jin empires. Iggulden's most satisfying to date.' -The Daily Telegraph (U.K.Lords of the Bow (known as Genghis: Lords of the Bow in America) is the second book of the Conqueror series, based on the life of Mongol warlord Genghis Khan by Conn Iggulden. 'A rollicking, dangerous and often very gory gallop through the largest land empire the world has ever known.'- Sunday Express (U.K.) Conn Iggulden's story of one of history's most ferocious and brilliant warriors is full of lessons for our warfighters today.'-Gunnery Sergeant Jack Coughlin, USMC (ret.), New York Times bestselling author of Shooter and Kill Zone: A Sniper Novel ' Conqueror is as real as military fiction gets. His gifts will serve him well when an epic civil war breaks out among brothers, the outcome of which will literally change the world.

But it is Kublai-refined and scholarly, always considered too thoughtful to take power-who will devise new ways of warfare and conquest as he builds the dream city of Xanadu and pursues the ultimate prize: the ancient empire of Sung China. Hulegu displays his barbarity with the savage destruction of Baghdad and his clash with the Khan's age-old enemies, the cult of assassins. One grandson, Guyuk, strains the loyalties of the tribes to the breaking point, and another, Mongke, brutally eliminates the opposition and dispatches his younger brothers Kublai and Hulegu to far-flung territories.

Description For lovers of thrilling adventure and grand history, the bestselling co-author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Dangerous Book for Boys has written a magnificent novel with a hero for the ages: the legendary, visionary conqueror Kublai Khan.Ī succession of ruthless men have seized power in the wake of Genghis Khan's death-all descendants of the great leader, but none with his indomitable character.

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