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Lords of the Bow (Conqueror 2)

Author: Conn Iggulden
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

18 reviews
Sales Rank: 195

Media: Hardcover
Pages: 464
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 6.1 x 1.7

ISBN: 0007201761
EAN: 9780007201761
ASIN: 0007201761

Publication Date: January 2, 2008
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4 out of 5 stars

Similar to a bludgeon - unsubtle but effective July 6, 2008
After the first book in the series, this was a marked improvement, but still a mile short of his excellent Emperor series.

More conquering, more airag (Mongolian booze), more "wincing" and "chuckling", more arrow piercing high jinks, but this time, a lot more depth and a lot more characterisation. There are also a couple of searing battles, which are the high lights of the book.

I know Iggulden spends most of his spare time administering his website (whose members seem to consist of the anally retentive, the unashamedly sycophantic, and the profoundly thick), however, unlike his last book, which was terrible, this is a decent return to form.

Iggulden will never be an author of great craft, nor will he be a fantastic page turner, but saying all of that, he does have something.

5 out of 5 stars

Lords of the Bow - Conn Iggulden June 30, 2008
I have now read all of Conn's books and without doubt he is getting better and better. All the stories, especially Lords of the Bow, are well researched with Conn's distictive storytelling giving the reader the Iggulden novel nuances. Whilst greying out the unimportant facts the stories do not require, Conn alludes to them in his historical notes at the end of each book.
I thoroughly enjoyed the Emperor series on the life of Julius Caesar but I have become completely hooked on Conqueror and Ghengis Khan's fantastic ideology. From his struggle with the harsh way of life for the Mongols coupled with the internal turmoil of distrust of his own tribe, Conn's adaptation is a masterpiece of emotion, shock, disbelief and joy in every chapter. I am on tenterhooks waiting for September 2008 for the publication of the 3rd book.

5 out of 5 stars

Another big hit by a great author June 6, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

When I read Lord of the Bow, during my holiday, I knew that I should take a rest from reading, put the book down and go out site-seeing, but unfortunately, the mistake of taking this book with me has already been committed! I was unable to put it down. I find it very difficult to find writers who can put melees without sounding like they are doctoring the whole situation so that somehow they come out smart strategists in the end. Conn is a very talented strategist and can put details in a way that makes you not want miss a line because you know it all counts when you get to the numerous great fights. This is a really good book and nothing less of the many other books Conn had authored about war. It also gives us men a very good insight into the politics of man and the effects of power on us.
I just hope that 1, Conn would not be as explicit with sexual encounters and 2, that he would write the next book asap!

5 out of 5 stars

Great book May 24, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Exciting from the beginning to the very end, and the knowledge that it's based on real history makes it even more thrilling

4 out of 5 stars

Bring on the sons! May 6, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I greatly enjoyed this next chapter of the Genghis story but not as much as Wolf of the Plains.
I think this is partly history's fault, Genghis was so all conquering that this books lacks for a bit of competative tension, also, whereas the first book made you very sympathetic to Genghis cause, following his childhood exile, in this his exploits of mass slaughter, rape and plunder make him a little less easy to share a camp fire with. Iggulden tries to a degree to excuse his actions as him 'removing the foot of the Chin from the neck of his people' however as the book progresses this is hard to buy and I really don't think he should bother, Genghis is what he is, the original meglamaniac.
The intrigue with his sons and ancestors is where the Mongol story really gets interesting and I do hope Mr Iggulden explores this part of history for us rather than stopping with the death of the great Khan himself.
Then I hope he does for the Alexander story what he did for Julius Caesar, as I don't want to think of him as Colin Farrell for the rest of my days.