Lords of the Bow (Conqueror #2)
The #1 bestselling author Conn Iggulden, coauthor of the international sensation The Dangerous Book for Boys, delivers a masterful novel of the mighty Mongol conqueror—as Genghis Khan sets out to unify an entire continent under his rule. For centuries, Mongol tribes had warred with one another. But now, under Genghis Khan, they have united as one nation, setting their sigh...more
Mass Market Paperback, 528 pages
Published
February 24th 2009
by Dell Publishing Company
(first published March 25th 2008)
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Oh really? Well, if the above adage is an accurate sentiment, than I think it's equitable to concede that Genghis Khan, ruler of the mightily manly Mongols, vanquisher and subjugator of a quarter of the known world, was...to state it bluntly...the...MAN...
Your enemies don't come more dripping with macho-awesomeness than that!!
This second installment of Iggulden’s Conqueror trilogy begins several years following the events of Genghis: Birth of an Empire....more
Genghis Khan continues uniting the Mongol tribes and takes them across the Gobi Desert into the lands of the Chin. The Khan's forces sack village after village, until setting their sights on Yenking. Can even the vast horde break an impregnable fortress-city?
Lords of the Bow picks up a couple years after Birth of an Empire left off. While the story wasn't as gripping as Birth of an Empire, it was still good. The most interesting aspects were the ways Genghis inspired confidence i...more
Lords of the Bow picks up a couple years after Birth of an Empire left off. While the story wasn't as gripping as Birth of an Empire, it was still good. The most interesting aspects were the ways Genghis inspired confidence i...more
The brilliant second installment of the Conqueror series
Having united the tribes into the unified nation of Mongols, Genghis Khan and his brothers lead their great army into the land of the Chin. They encounter a new type of warfare, besieging great cities with high, strong walls and massive defensive weapons.
Keeping the tribes united is a difficult task and relies upon the brains of the great khan combined with his, sometimes shocking, ruthlessness. It works.
...more
Having united the tribes into the unified nation of Mongols, Genghis Khan and his brothers lead their great army into the land of the Chin. They encounter a new type of warfare, besieging great cities with high, strong walls and massive defensive weapons.
Keeping the tribes united is a difficult task and relies upon the brains of the great khan combined with his, sometimes shocking, ruthlessness. It works.
...more
Part 2 in the series picks up at the end of his campaign to unite the Mongol tribes with an epic battle with an alliance of Naiman tribes who didn't want to submit to his will. They paid a heavy price.
Ghengis picks up a few useful people, like the Shaman Kochku, along the way and assimilates him into his united tribes. We get to see the logistics of the undertaking, and we start to see an insight into his initial inability to understand what a city was or what it was for. For examp...more
Ghengis picks up a few useful people, like the Shaman Kochku, along the way and assimilates him into his united tribes. We get to see the logistics of the undertaking, and we start to see an insight into his initial inability to understand what a city was or what it was for. For examp...more
سادة البراري
الجزء الثاني من السيرة الملحمية لجنكيز خان، والذي يبدأ من حيث انتهى الجزء الأول، جنكيز يوحد المغول، ويصبح خان أعظم على الجميع، ويبدأ في تحقيق حلمه، وغزو إمبراطورية تشن – الصين -.
الرواية تعرض باحترافية عالية، كل التفاصيل التي ترتبط ببناء الأمة الجديدة، كل الخطط والمعارك الرهيبة، أفكار جنكيز ومحاولته تدعيم جيشه الجديد، بأساليب الحصار، وفتح المدن، هم الذين تعودوا على معارك السهول المفتوحة، والجياد التي لا يردها شيء، كما تتعرض الرواية، لمحاولات الاقتراب من ج...more
الجزء الثاني من السيرة الملحمية لجنكيز خان، والذي يبدأ من حيث انتهى الجزء الأول، جنكيز يوحد المغول، ويصبح خان أعظم على الجميع، ويبدأ في تحقيق حلمه، وغزو إمبراطورية تشن – الصين -.
الرواية تعرض باحترافية عالية، كل التفاصيل التي ترتبط ببناء الأمة الجديدة، كل الخطط والمعارك الرهيبة، أفكار جنكيز ومحاولته تدعيم جيشه الجديد، بأساليب الحصار، وفتح المدن، هم الذين تعودوا على معارك السهول المفتوحة، والجياد التي لا يردها شيء، كما تتعرض الرواية، لمحاولات الاقتراب من ج...more
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Just as interesting as the first book. I felt almost like this book went quicker than the first, I don't know why. Perhaps because it's easier for me to imagine war than it is to imagine life in a camp, I don't know. I like learning a bit about Genghis Khan- I did not know much about him before, so I am fascinated learning about his conquests. The descriptions of war are gruesome, but not TOO gruesome- there's a lot of killing, but not a lot of details of the wounds. This book itself doesn't...more
"Genghis - Lords of the Bow" is the second in the trilogy based on the life of Genghis Khan who lived and conquered during the later part of the 12th century and early 13th century. Although this series of books are novels, they are historical novels based on many true and fascinating accounts that were not only recorded in part by his own people, but also by the many peoples he conquered, especially the Chinese. One of the bloodiest battles in history was in 1211 when his mongol armie...more
An excellent follow-up to WOLF OF THE PLAINS, the debut novel in this series which charts the life and times of Genghis Khan and his ancestors as they conquered half of the world. While the first book was ultimately a small-scale origin story, LORDS OF THE BOW adopts a different tone entirely: this is a war book through and through.
It isn't all massed battles, though, which some readers might be expecting. Iggulden is more nuanced than that, and his goal is to get across the strategy...more
It isn't all massed battles, though, which some readers might be expecting. Iggulden is more nuanced than that, and his goal is to get across the strategy...more
I am simultaneously disappointed by this sequel to Genghis: Birth of an Empire and yet still enjoyed it enough to give it a 4-star review and pay the ridiculously high price for the Kindle edition of the third book. (Why, oh why, does a Kindle edition ever cost more than the paperback???) I also gave its predecessor a 4-star, but if I could, I'd give that a 4.5 and this a straight 4. This was still very good, but not as good as the first.
Things I Loved:
1. The pacing. Thes...more
Things I Loved:
1. The pacing. Thes...more
The book begins with a battle and ends with one looming. In between, we learn how incredibly brave and hard and...unforgiving the Mongols are. Genghis managed to unite traditional enemies, but you have the feeling that the alliance could fall apart at any time.
Iggulden's descriptions of the battles is gory and detailed. His characters all have their own internal monologue, so whether or not you like them, you're often trapped in their minds...the shaman, the spy...
Genghi...more
Iggulden's descriptions of the battles is gory and detailed. His characters all have their own internal monologue, so whether or not you like them, you're often trapped in their minds...the shaman, the spy...
Genghi...more
This is the second book in Iggulden's trilogy of Genghis Khan. Genghis, now master of all the Mongol tribes, sets his sights on conquering The Chin Empire, as China was known then. He takes the horde of history into a great battle against the Chinese forces at Badger Pass, and after his victory there beseiges Yenking (aka Beijing). The khan learns that, once you build a great army, you must keep it fed, not in meat and wine, but in war and victories. I was interested in learning how Iggulden han...more
Somehow not quite as good as the first in the series. Here, Genghis invades China, eventually taking Beijing. There's a difficulty telling fact from fiction, certainly allowable, but I realize I wish there was more fact. As an example of something that strained credulity, nobody hits an egg at 100 yards, or has a bow with 300yard range? Well Wikipedia says they they did. Wow. Other mind boggling anecdotes probably were facts. As in Birth of an Empire, there's a little postscript distinguish...more
Do read the first book before beginning this sequel. It would probably stand alone but what Genghis Khan accomplished will seem more amazing if the reader understands his early life. It is violent and exciting and a real page turner.
Another excellent installment of the story of Genghis Khan and the mongol warriors. In this book, Genghis has already united all of the previously separated and warring mongol tribes and is now invading the empire of the Chin. This book had much to do with warfare and it was fascinating to read how the mongols fought and were so successful. Apparently one of history's bloodiest battles took place when Genghis attacked the much larger army of the Chin in a narrow pass called the Pass of the B...more
I didn't find this book as gripping as I did the first book in the series - perhaps it was because I do not know very much about the history of China at this point in time or about Genghis Khan. I liked the first book more I think, because it went into detail about Genghis's boyhood and how he became a warrior where this book was more about fighting. I have to admit that I loved the seen where he encountered the wall and his coming to Yenking (Beijing) because I could picture it in my mind hav...more
Almost as brilliant as the first volume in this series. I felt the story dragged a bit when it was split between the team who went to the Chin city to find a mason, and the domestic drama back at the Mongolian camp. Also there were a couple of inconsistencies here. On the river, the brothers are said never to have seen or tasted fish, but... in the first volume, when their father died and the boys were left with their mother to die, one of the things they did was make a net and catch the lit...more
Gengish has united the tribes - can he keep them together when his army of nomads faces siege warfare against the walled Chin cities?
"Lords of the Bow" is the second book in Conn Iggulden's series about Gengish Khan. What made the first book, "Wolf of the Plains", fascinating was the story of how and why the young Temujin of the Wolves became the ruthless conqueror. In "LotB", he is the khan of the Mongols and his fast, mobile army of archers must find a...more
"Lords of the Bow" is the second book in Conn Iggulden's series about Gengish Khan. What made the first book, "Wolf of the Plains", fascinating was the story of how and why the young Temujin of the Wolves became the ruthless conqueror. In "LotB", he is the khan of the Mongols and his fast, mobile army of archers must find a...more
So far I am thoroughly enjoying this book. I read the first one in this series and got hooked. I particularly enjoy the depth of research that Conn has gone into in writing these novels about Genghis Khan. He even went as far asto live with the Mongul people for six months to discover their ways. A great writer, puts masses into his work. Pacey, fast action and adventure with good dialogue and well-rounded characters.I've now finished this read and it was a hearty good read. What a tough man Ghe...more
Another thoroughly enjoyable historical fiction. It was also well researched. There was a section at the end sharing which parts were true and which parts were creatively added. I enjoyed the opportunity to read good historical fiction that wasn't eurocentric. The Mongol culture is facinating and Ghengis should be remembered beyond just mention as a mighty warrior and conqueror. This book does a great job opening the window into the man. I also enjoyed the looks into Chinese culture of the...more
I couldn't WAIT for this book to be published. As you may remember, I'm a huge fan of Genghis: Birth of an Empire and praised it endlessly last year. This is the second book of the series and it doesn't disappoint.[return][return]Genghis was married and conquering everyone at the end of the first book and now he's settled into being khan. He and his brothers rule easily and kill fast. So this novel is more about how Genghis handles everything. He doesn't have to worry about the threat of the ope...more
I first really got into Iggulden's work when he was writing a series of books following the life of Julius Caesar. This is the second novel in another series, though, you probably guessed from the title that it follows the life of Genghis Khan. While the first novel in the series focus on the rise of Genghis from an exile from one of the many Mongol tribes to the uniting force of a Mongol Empire, this volume he sets his eyes on the Chin Kingdom, the neighboring Chinese that have looked down and ...more
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I was somewhat disappointed with this book. I wanted an improvement over the first book in the series, Genghis: Birth of an Empire. Iggulden seems to focus on the more dramatic happenings and does not get enough into the depths of the history as I would like. I had the same problem with his "Emperor" series.
This book basically covers Genghis Khan's uniting of the Mongol tribes and his subsequent invasion of China which foundered on the walls of present day Beijing. Ther...more
This book basically covers Genghis Khan's uniting of the Mongol tribes and his subsequent invasion of China which foundered on the walls of present day Beijing. Ther...more
"To drive Your Enemy Before You, and hear the lamentation of the women."
Poor China - seems they can't get a break these days. Like it's not bad enough with the "Free Tibet" crowd and the Olympic Torch fiasco, here we've got Conn Iggulden piling on, sending Genghis Khan and his fearsome horde crashing through the "Chins" walled cities and wrecking the kind of havoc made popular in John Kerry's now infamous "Jenghis" Khan testimony to Congress i...more
Poor China - seems they can't get a break these days. Like it's not bad enough with the "Free Tibet" crowd and the Olympic Torch fiasco, here we've got Conn Iggulden piling on, sending Genghis Khan and his fearsome horde crashing through the "Chins" walled cities and wrecking the kind of havoc made popular in John Kerry's now infamous "Jenghis" Khan testimony to Congress i...more
A fascinating series! I had not read much about Genghis Khan prior to starting this series, and found his story enthralling.
Like all of the best historical fiction authors, Iggulden included a detailed account of the deviations from historical record. The historical notes at the end are my favorite part.
His writing can seem a bit pedantic at times, but the depth of his research adds such richness to the story. He also does a good job of immersing the reader in the culture...more
Like all of the best historical fiction authors, Iggulden included a detailed account of the deviations from historical record. The historical notes at the end are my favorite part.
His writing can seem a bit pedantic at times, but the depth of his research adds such richness to the story. He also does a good job of immersing the reader in the culture...more
I liked the first book in the series a little better - when Genghis was young and not a khan yet. But this book was gripping and I'm already itching to go get the third in the series. This book covered the rise of Genghis after he unified the Mongol tribes and the first battles as he conquered China. It was unbelievably ruthless and bloody and Genghis was careful to not show even the slightest hint of weakness, doubt or mercy. It made me grateful to live in this time and place!
This is an ultimate sequel to the first in the series. Iggulden is a master story teller.
If the first book focused on the experiences and rationale behind the phenomenon known as Genghis Khan(Chinggis Haan), this book tells you how he turned a rabble of savages into a deadly force feared by even the most powerful and civilized empires of the period.
Conn Iggulden always makes sure that the reader gets the front seat experience in the historic savagery. We get to know the tric...more
If the first book focused on the experiences and rationale behind the phenomenon known as Genghis Khan(Chinggis Haan), this book tells you how he turned a rabble of savages into a deadly force feared by even the most powerful and civilized empires of the period.
Conn Iggulden always makes sure that the reader gets the front seat experience in the historic savagery. We get to know the tric...more
This book evokes that of an epic novel, embracing the sheer scope of Genghis’ undertaking to unite the Mongol horde and conquer vast territories in breath, beyond that of Alexander the Great and the Roman Empire.
The magnitude of this quest is centered on this one human who embodies a wisdom, vision, perseverance and true arrogant greatness to accomplish the goal. Along the way you find that he has his doubts and weaknesses like any other man, but he manages to rise above the ordinary...more
The magnitude of this quest is centered on this one human who embodies a wisdom, vision, perseverance and true arrogant greatness to accomplish the goal. Along the way you find that he has his doubts and weaknesses like any other man, but he manages to rise above the ordinary...more
This book was a huge surprise for me because I really wasn't into the first book in this series (this being book 2). I can't even remember how many stars I gave the first one, but I found the story really quite boring.
This book, Lords of the Bow, was completely different. I enjoyed it start to finish. The action was thrilling and the storyline was always engaging.
In the first book of this series, Ghengis is Temugin and he is a boy for most of the book. By the end of it he starts to uni...more
This book, Lords of the Bow, was completely different. I enjoyed it start to finish. The action was thrilling and the storyline was always engaging.
In the first book of this series, Ghengis is Temugin and he is a boy for most of the book. By the end of it he starts to uni...more
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