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The powerful and exhilarating third novel in Conn Iggulden's No. 1 bestselling Conqueror series, following the life and adventures of the mighty Genghis Khan The fatherless boy, exiled from his tribe, whom readers have been following in 'Wolf of the Plains' and 'Lords of the Bow', has grown into the great king, Genghis Khan. He has united the warring tribes and even taken his armies against the great cities of their oldest enemies. Now he finds trouble rising west of the Mongolian plains. His emissaries are mutilated or killed; his trading gestures rebuffed. So, dividing his armies, using his sons as generals of the various divisions, he sends them out simultaneously in many directions, ranging as far as modern Iran and Iraq. As well as discovering new territories, exacting tribute from conquered peoples, laying waste the cities which resist, this policy is also a way of diffusing the rivalries between his sons and heirs and working out who should succeed the khan. This, the third book in the Conqueror series, is once more an epic story. Genghis Khan is an exhilarating and heroic figure.The sense of his ambition and his power, the relationships with his wives, sons and trusted aides, the sweep of his conquests, is all brought together by a masterful storytelling. It is a compelling read. With each book, you are left, even more, longing for the next.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #57 in Books
• Published on: 2008-09-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 416 pages

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One can only hope that the phenomenal success of his co-authored The Dangerous Book for Boys does not take attention away from the prodigious storytelling skills of Conn Iggulden. As Bones of the Hills forcefully reminds us, Iggulden is the real deal when it comes to historical fiction on the grandest scale. And here, all of his characteristic skills are well to the fore.

A boy was abandoned in the wilderness by his tribe -- but he did not die. As those Iggulden admirers who have read Wolf of the Plains and Lords of the Bow will know, this luckless boy has grown into one of the most feared and powerful figures in history, Genghis Khan. He has persuaded the tribes that had been tearing each other to pieces to ignore their differences and unite under his leadership to battle their oldest enemies. Under his ruthless (and ferociously inspired) leadership, a mighty nation has been forged. But this is only the beginning of his struggles: Khan sends out emissaries, but they are tortured and killed. He attempts to open trade routes; his efforts are met with violent rebuff. Soon, the Mongolian army is stretched to the furthest corners of Khan's realm, and destruction looms.

This is epic storytelling on a nigh-operatic scale. Iggulden has long been the master of the broad brush stroke and conjures up the ancient world with great panache. Of course, the success of a book such as Bones of the Hills depends on the vivid characterisation of its larger-than-life central character, and of the many novels which have attempted to capture Genghis Khan, none have mastered the task as successfully as Conn Iggulden.
--Barry Forshaw

Review
Praise for Conn Iggulden: '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 'This is energetic, competent stuff; Iggulden knows his material and his audience' Independent 'Epic hisorical fiction at its finest; enthralling, exciting and utterly believable. Volume two is eagerly awaited' Yorkshire Evening Post

Independent
`This is energetic, competent stuff; Iggulden knows his material and his audience.'

Customer Reviews

The best of a terrific series
Loved the first, was amazed by the second, and I had to take three days holiday to read the last! To say it's un-put-downable is, for once, no exaggeration.

Excellent!!!!!!!
Not much I can add. Yes, it's the best of the three, which is praise indeed. This guy can write! My only worry, as voiced elsewhere, is that he can keep it up when he moves to a new theme. He certainly has in these two series. I noticed with some surprise that this one came out roughly 9 months after the previous one. I do hope he isn't being pressurised by publishers. He's currently way above the fading Cornwell and I hope he stays at the top of his game for a long time. Highly recommended.

Conn Iggulden - Bones of the Hills.
Without doubt the best book in the series of three. The Great Kahn finally showing signs of weakness and the effects of age precipitated by years of warfare. Internecine fighting and even a wayward son all make for rip-roaring yarn that I found impossible to put down. Sadly the series is over, what has Conn Iggulden got in store next for us next? How any further historical fiction series can surpass this is quite impossible to foresee. Could I suggest a history of the Dark Age Welsh Princes? Now that would be a story of treachery and sibling rivalry to match that of any dynastic history.