Genghis
Birth of an Empire

It is hard to understand how ruthless some people can be, but after reading this book you can start to see were it comes from. The characters were very well developed and the story was easy to follow. I listen in the car on my long commute and I actually wished the commute was longer so I could keep listening.

This book was not ordered and was shipped in error.Aubrey Best

A superb job, Conn Iggulden, of adding substance, bone and marrow to the ghosts of Genghis Khan and his Golden Hordes. Mr. Iggulden is a genius at what he does.I picked up the first novel of this series randomly and, by the second chapter I was hooked on Genghis, the Mongols and wanting to know more of their history. HooRah for allowing the Golden Hordes to again ride the sands of history... telling their story anew to those of us eager to learn of it!

Unbelievably good; this marked the first time I finished reading Iggulden’s work, and it’s VERY promising that this will become one of my favorite series. Conn Iggulden isn’t exactly an unfamiliar name to me; despite the fact that he’s most well-known for his historical fiction works, Iggulden’s blur......more

"نحن الشعب الفضي،المغول ..وعندما يسألون قل لهم إنه لا يوجد قبائل ..قل لهم إنني جنكيز،سيعرفونني بهذا الإسم..قل لهم أيضاً إنني سأمضي قدماً.." إذا كنت تبحث عن تشويق وإثارة ومتعة فعليك أن تقرأ هذا الكتاب... إذا كنت تحب الأدب التاريخي وتريد أن تعرف عن شخصية لم تتكرر فعليك أن تقرأ هذا الكتاب... إذا كنت تستط......more

The author writes in third person with the center of the narrative being the main character. The narrative's focus shifts to other characters' perspectives from time to time if their separate activities are significant in advancing the plot. The language is simple English with some actual Mongolian......more

"He holds blood in his right hand," she whispered. "He will walk with death all his life." Spread out across the steppes, the Mongols are a divided people. Infighting and enmity have turned them into a scattered collection of tribes barely scraping by. Until there comes a man destined to lead them al......more

3.5/5 Estrellas Comienzos del siglo XIII, demos un repaso a como se encuentra el Mundo en torno a las estepas de Asia central en el hemisferio Norte: -En China existen 3 dinastías reinando simultáneamente: Los Jin al norte, los Song del sur y los Xia al oeste. Pese a esta división, no estamos ante un......more