• Khan: Empire of Silver

  • A Novel of the Khan Empire
  • By: Conn Iggulden
  • Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
  • Length: 14 hrs and 38 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (694 ratings)

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Khan: Empire of Silver

By: Conn Iggulden
Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
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A #1 New York Times best-selling author, Conn Iggulden has garnered both critical and popular acclaim for his compelling novels about Genghis Khan. Iggulden’s riveting Empire of Silver—the fourth in his Khan dynasty series—highlights the incredible story of Ogedai, son of Genghis Khan.

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Awesome Book!

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Felt like I was in the saddle next to these guys!

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learned so much

I was so engrossed into the book: the details, the history. When listening, I really can see a mental picture as to how the Mongols had lived.

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Intriguing story.

The story of political maneuvers within the Mongol kingdom. The story telling performance was splendid.

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Skip the audiobook and buy the hard copy

This narrator and/or the directors in the recording studio are an absolute travesty. Any historical fiction centered in non-English speaking cultures is going to have a decent amount of vocabulary to learn. With this series, you have to relearn that same vocabulary with each book. Apparently no one was ever able to listen to their own previous recordings to see how these words are pronounced. We’re not talking about minor changes either. There are primary characters whose names have a different number of syllables from book to book! It sometimes takes several chapters to match a new word to that same word in a previous book. Even once I figure out who or what the narrator is talking about, it’s the most irksome experience I’ve had listening to an audiobook because the laziness of the production team is so blatant.

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MONGOL EMPIRE

This is Conn Iggulden’s fourth book about the Mongol Empire. It is a story about a family of warriors, Genghis Khan and his heirs, who assemble the largest conquered land mass in history. The “Empire of Silver” covers 1229 through 1246/47, when the Mongol empire nears its peak of power and size. This fourth volume begins after Genghis has died and Ogodei, his son, is chosen to lead the empire.

Iggulden plays with historical truth (if there is truth in history) about Mongol ascension and intrigue but he excites the imagination with plausible explanations. The role of Tolui’s wife in the political future of the Mongol Empire seems fanciful but, after all, “Empire of Silver” is a novel; a decent entertainment with a little history about an extraordinary family.

Conn Iggulden offers some interesting insight to the 13th century. Aggression and brutality pay when used in war but are less reliable when used in peace.

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good continuation but not as good as the others.

good continuation but not as good as the others in the series that came before it. the adventure continues after this book but feel I have gotten my fill of this series for now.

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Not Very Authentic

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Iggulden gets so many details of the Mongol culture, and what is known of Ogadai's Khanate, wrong, that this book is barely historical fiction, let alone fictionalized history. If you don't care about accuracy, then you might enjoy it. The reader is good but not exceptional.

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