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Conqueror

By: Conn Iggulden
Narrated by: Richard E Grant
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No. 1 bestselling author Conn Iggulden takes on the story of the mighty Kublai Khan. An epic tale of a great and heroic mind; his action-packed rule; and how in conquering one-fifth of the world’s inhabited land, he changed the course of history forever.

A scholar who conquered an empire larger than those of Alexander or Caesar.

A warrior who would rule a fifth of the world with strength and wisdom.

A man who betrayed a brother to protect a nation.

From a young scholar to one of history’s most powerful warriors, Conqueror tells the story of Kublai Khan – an extraordinary man who should be remembered alongside Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great and Napoleon Bonaparte as one of the greatest conquerors the world has ever known.

It should have been a golden age, with an empire to dwarf the lands won by the mighty Genghis Khan. Instead, the vast Mongol nation is slowly losing ground, swallowed whole by their most ancient enemy. A new generation has arisen, yet the long shadow of the Great Khan still hangs over them all …

Kublai dreams of an empire stretching from sea to sea. But to see it built, this scholar must first learn the art of war. He must take his nation’s warriors to the ends of the known world. And when he is weary, when he is wounded, he must face his own brothers in bloody civil war.

©2011 Conn Iggulden (P)2011 HarperCollins

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I couldn’t wait to start next one although the narration was a bit suss, sometimes having an English accent

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The narrator ruins this story

I handled the changing of narrators as the previous few were all good but this Richard e grant bloke ruins this audio book. His voices when he plays women especially. A great book ruined by a poor choice of narrator

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Great story, Richard E Grant socks though.

Richard E Grant is a rubbish narrator as far as this series goes. He didn't ruin it for me completely but he was hard to come to terms with. Story is great .

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Good story, suffered by the narration

I thoroughly enjoyed this series, great insight to the mongol empire. Over 5 books there was 4 different narrators, it was annoying they didn’t coincide pronunciations of names and places but this book was by far the worst for it. He made the khans sound more like Sith Lords. And he whispered too much, his voices did not match the flow of conversation. Too angry or too mellow, no in between.
I’d still recommend this series however

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My Struggle.

Fantastic book I own the hard copies as well. unfortunately this book was hard to finish due to the Terrible narration by Richard Grant. He would be better off whispering children's stories to put them to sleep.

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Great and enjoyable story


I enjoyed Conn Iggulden take on this wonderful book I enjoyed reading but never would I enjoyed listening would be better. The narrator makes it more enjoyable with his different characters.

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Finished the series on a bit of a weak note

Didn't dig the performance. I HATE when the change the reader part way through a series, particularly when pronunciation changes. Aside from that I didn't like the way all the females were read in a whisper and all the men were pretty much blasting their lines. Even when the sentence was something like '"do it now, General," Kublai said', the reader yelled it.

Characters seemed a bit one dimensional, possibly exacerbated by the performance. It seemed to me like Genghis was the only multifaceted character, and the others only really changed between book. For example, one couldn't possibly like Batu during Empire of Silver, until all of a sudden he was magically a good bloke. Opposite was true for Guyuk.

Bit disappointing after the excellent first three books, but still a decent read. Hopefully there'll be another that finishes dealing with Kublai's life and achievements.

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Epic series, feels slightly rushed to completion.

Great series and the final book was good, I just wish it carried on for longer. Feels like it cut off early with a lot more of Kublai's life to explore.
I don't think the narrator was the best choice following those of earlier books. Particularly the different pronunciation of character names.

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Superb

loved this book. Gripping from beginning to end. Richard E Grants narration was fantastic and made the visualisations even bolder.

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Mind blowing block buster

Totally enjoyed this story highly recommend to all readers from all walks of life. I was captivated from start to finish and left wanting more.

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