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Genghis: Birth of an Empire (Conqueror, #1)

Conn Iggulden

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Jan 25, 2020 Farhana Faruq rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, historical-fiction

Brilliant. This is my favorite book - ever!
It is the first book from the Conqueror series (five books total). The entire series is as amazing as this man. This is a historical fiction so they are inaccuracies in, it's weird to see people rate a book lower based on that. The story begins with (Genghis Khan's) Tamujin's father (Yesugei), before Tamujin was even born.

Very well written as are all Iggulden's novels.

"Genghis Khan" is more likely pronounced as "Chinggis Haan". There is no "K" sound i ...more

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Mar 12, 2009 Jen rated it it was amazing

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I really enjoyed this book! I received it as a first-reads win, and am so glad that I got it!

I've never read anything by Conn Iggulden before, and this will not be the last book of Iggulden's that I read.

It is a well written book that's exciting to read. It gives a wonderful peek into the early life of Genghis Khan. I was impressed by the fact that not only does he do a great job relating the story of Genghis Khan, but he did a great job of putting all aspects of life into it - survival, childho ...more

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