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Lords of the Bow
- The Epic Story of the Great Conqueror
- Narrated by: Russell Boulter
- Series: Conqueror, Book 2
- Length: 13 hrs and 23 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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Publisher's Summary
The distances and terrain - the wide deserts, the impenetrable mountains - make it a difficult venture, even for the legendarily speedy Mongols. But the greatest problem is confronting complex fortifications, a way of fighting a settled urban population - which the nomadic Mongolians have never come across. Finding ways to do that, and keeping his tribes together in a strange environment, presents another new and exciting challenge for Genghis Khan. Not only must Genghis succeed in this incredible campaign, but he must also reconcile the restless factions among his own generals, mediate between his ambitious brothers, and cope with his own reactions to his growing sons.
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- Calum
- 02-07-11
Wonderful, historical fiction
After listening to the Emperor series by Conn Iggulden, which I enjoyed enormously, I wasn't sure about listening to this book series. Thankfully at the recommendation of my brother I did.
Okay, it starts off a bit slow and sometimes you find yourself thinking who is he again? So many names, I got a little mixed up with the characters early on. Please don't let this put you off purchasing or listening, this book / series is absolutely brilliant. I found myself taking the long round to places I was going just so I could listen a bit longer!
Just incredible how Conn manages weave his stories around some facts and create a compelling story.
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- Martin
- 08-19-08
Great listen
Mixes fact with fiction and really brings the events to life and left me really wanting to know more, it does not read like a history lesson at all though, a very entertaining story - the history is very well kept intact here, it is not altered to a degree where it is a problem. Well narrated, excellent characters. Highly recommend this book and I really do hope we have more available from this author very soon at Audible.
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- CAL
- 03-28-11
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- jules
- 07-20-15
A great series
Any additional comments?
This series by Conn Iggulden is not my usual genre but I'm loving it. In the first book we saw how Gengis's hard childhood forged him to be the brutal warrior that brought together the Mongol tribes.
This second in the series is just as thrilling if a little bloodthirsty and it tells the story of his conquest of the Chin Emperor. The Mongol people are a hard people who live by simple rules. As an army they are really mobile not needing much in the way of supply lines because they drink blood from their animals and eat dried curds from their milk. The bows they use are very advanced compared to their enemies and can shoot much further. The warriors themselves are tough and fierce. Genghis is ruthless in his warfare taking no prisoners and striking fear into his enemies.
The narration is excellent and I found it useful for knowing how to pronounce some of the Mongol names. I tended to switch between listening and reading.
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- Mr
- 02-03-10
Gripping
This is the first Iggulden book I have read and I loved it. I like the mix of history and fiction and the narration was very strong. Highly recommended
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- Louis de Waal
- 10-06-18
Narrator unsure of his accent
The book is good! I read all these a few years ago and felt like having another go on Audible. The story and the writing is as good as you'd expect anything from Conn Iggluden to be. The narrator really got on my nerves. He is clearly British and reads with a distinctly English accent. He then starts pronouncing certain words with an American accent. it is perhaps a small thing, but it really got my back up every time it happened (which was very often) But he does have a pleasant reading voice and does OK as a voice actor for different characters.. better than some I've heard..
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- Cameron
- 06-15-09
Excellent
Well written and more important for an audio book narrated very well indeed. The story brings to life the history of this time and makes for an exciting listen, carefully blended with just the right amount of action and connivance so good I had to listen to it a second time.
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- Andrew
- 08-22-09
couldn't stop listening
I bought this for our family holiday. We couldn't stop listening to it. This is a compelling story well told. Highly recommended. I read his trilogy about caesar and knew he was a good writer. We need more form this author.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-30-20
Abuse review
captivating and very detailed write up of Genghiss life. The voice of the narrator is on point and will keep you hooked. I strongly recommend this book for a weekend getaway.
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- J-charles N.
- 12-03-20
great book but
Quite a lot of poor editing going on in this one with words chopped and entire phrases actually being repeated! The narrator was ok nothing extraordinary.
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-25-20
Cracking story
fantastic book to listen to as our first purchase and I would thoroughly recommend
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- byron.h.mill
- 03-16-18
Addictive
Great character development, enthralling story line, engaging and imaginative narration. I had to tear myself away from it.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-14-20
Cant get enough!
I am absolutely loving this series. Also really appreciate the historical notes at the end!
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- Sweetheart1
- 06-17-20
wrong narrator
as much as i loved the first book in this series i hated this one and won't bother with the third one. why the narrator is different to the one on book 1 is a mystery...he ruined the story. the way he pronounced his A's had me wanting to throat punch him 😒😏 a good story ruined by the wrong narrator
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- Anonymous User
- 04-19-20
From NZ
Loved it right to the end. Couldn't go a day without jumping back onto audible
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- RRF
- 07-23-17
Enthralling!
What did you like most about Lords of the Bow?
More amazing adventures in amazing times - masterfully told. I find myself grasped by the drama, laughing like Khasan and barracking for Ghengis even though we know he wins most days. One of my all-time favourite series.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Lords of the Bow?
I love the scene where Khasan and Temuge sail the river and Khasan befriends the sailors whilst learning and hurling insults for other crews depsite the fact they are on a secret mission.
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Lords of the Bow: The Epic Story of the Great Conqueror - and by god i wish they would make a TV series just like games of thrones but better because its based on a real story
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- Jarren Pinchuck
- 07-06-17
Every minute is Intriguing and interesting.
I could not "put this book down". The story is fascinating and so well written. The narration was vibrant and made listening a pleasure.