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Conqueror (Conqueror, Book 5)

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.

Action & Adventure Epic Epic Fantasy Family Life Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction War China Mongol Empire Military

Critic Reviews

The CONQUEROR series:

‘Iggulden is in a class of his own when it comes to epic, historical fiction’ Daily Mirror

‘Iggulden…tells an absolutely cracking story…the pace is nail-biting and the set dressing magnificent’ The Times

‘Iggulden weaves an entertaining tale of this world of men, swords, bows and the call of war and the plains’ Daily Express

‘I felt as if a blockbuster movie was unfolding before me…read the book before Hollywood takes it over’ Daily Express

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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.

Finished the series on a bit of a weak note

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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 .

Great story, Richard E Grant socks though.

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A great conclusion to a fantastic series. A master author who takes his readers and listeners an a epic historical journey.

An author at his best.

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

Loved all 5

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when will people learn to stop changing narrators every single book?
this series really is a great read/listen if you can get passed the change of pronunciations book to book.

great series, unfortunately change of narrators

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