Friday, October 12, 2007

Genghis: Birth of an Empire by Conn Iggulden


Oh, this one is good! I love reading awesome historical fiction. With this adult novel, I feel like I know why and how Genghis Khan became the great leader of the Mongols. This novel tracks his comfortable childhood and how he was trained with his brothers to be fearsome and powerful. But then his father is murdered and his father's best friend takes over the Wolves clan and leaves Genghis' family to starve and freeze.
But they survive. Temujin (who later calls himself Genghis) starts small and slowly gathers warriors to him. He is a powerful leader, ruthless and loyal. And smart.

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