Raiders from the North, Alex Rutherford
Raiders from the North, Alex Rutherford
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Raiders from the North
Empire of the Moghul

Author: Alex Rutherford

Narrator: Simon Vance

Unabridged: 14 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/16/2010


Synopsis

Raiders from the North ushers in a bold, panoramic new historical series that tells the unknown story of the Moghul emperors, chronicling the rise and fall of one of the most powerful, opulent, and glittering dynasties in history.

Descended from the legendary Tamburlaine, the Moghuls rose out of Central Asia in the sixteenth century. Raiders from the North tells the astounding story of their young king, who led his warriors against rampaging armies and ruthlessly ambitious enemies to found an empire that would dominate the continent.

Full of action, drama, and character, with epic battles, incredible journeys, and lives ravaged by treachery, this is the perfect book for fans of fast-paced tales of adventure during some of the most tumultuous eras in history.

About Alex Rutherford

Alex Rutherford is the pen name of Diana Preston and her husband, Michael, whose nonfiction has been awarded the Los Angeles Times Science and Technology Prize and been praised worldwide. Between them, they have written seven books, including Cleopatra and Antony, Taj Mahal, and Before the Fallout. They live in London.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mala on October 18, 2012

I have outright enjoyed Raiders from the North and the other three books in the Empire of the Moghul quintet. I read the lot at one go, one after the other, without pause. There is so little Indian history fiction that it’s a real treat to get any at all, let alone something on the charismatic Moghu......more

Goodreads review by Vikas on November 27, 2023

I took a long time to finish this book but that was mostly due to the fact that I read more than 200 books in the time I kept away and continued now so it was read in two sessions and I enjoyed it. This first book in the series is based on Babur and I guess the next book would be from the perspectiv......more

Goodreads review by Tariq on November 04, 2013

Empires were not built on mere diplomacy. Actions and results determined your fate. By far the biggest travesty to Pakistani history is the omission of Moghul history from the narrative. Nations have to have selective history, and for some reasons Moghuls have not really featured as favourites in th......more

Goodreads review by Abhishek on November 02, 2013

A good read and historically correct, but this is not a history textbook and some of the important characters are fictitious. Major events are true and described well. The lifestyle and atmosphere of the time is also vividly depicted. Give the book the liberty of a being a novel and it is a very goo......more