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The brand new novel from the No.1 bestselling author of Emperor, his series on Julius Caesar. The second in the bestselling new Conqueror series on Genghis Khan, it is a wonderful, epic story which Conn Iggulden brings brilliantly to life. The gathering of the tribes of the Mongols has beenâŚ
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Conn Iggulden is no stranger to historical battle fiction. Like others on this list, at least a dozen other novels could have been selected in this spot. Yet, Lords of the Bow expresses a savage bleakness in Genghis Khanâs earliest campaigns against the Xi Xia and Jin that will linger in the mind of any reader.
Mr. Igguldenâs writing regarding the Battle of Badgerâs Mouth is incredible â not only for the complexities of the Mongol-Jin battle but equally due to Mr. Igguldenâs use of terrain and weather to raise tension. The battle is brief on the page, and overtakenâŚ
From William's list on historical fiction depicting premodern battle.
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