Wolf of the Plains (Wolf Of The Plains - Conn Iggulden)

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Product:	Wolf Of The Plains - Conn Iggulden
Date:	09/06/09 (7 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Wonderful descriptions, hard to put down

Disadvantages: None

Beginning of the Conquer series, Wolf of the Plains shows the adventurous childhood of Temujin, who is more famously known as Genghis Khan. This story begins with Temujin as a 10/11yr old boy whose father is Khan of the tribe. He has 3 brothers, one older and 2 younger and a baby sister. Temujins father is killed and his family are banished from the tribe by the new Khan. They are forced to scavenge a living on the unforgivable Mongolian plains. Life is hard and made no easier by Temujins older brother who is only out to help himself. Temujin takes it on his shoulders to look after his Mother, baby Sister and 2 younger Brothers. This story sets the tale of how Genghis Khan was born, how one man and his ambitions can do great things.
Genghis creates a new tribe and seeks to revenge all those who wronged him.

This book is set in the harsh land of Mongolia, you are introduced to a harsh life where survival of the fittest is the law. Childhood is short and men are made or killed and even the women are strong. This book shows how Genghis Khan (meaning Khan of the Sea of Grass) has his vision to create one tribe to unite and take on the powerful Chin, to stop their oppression and become independent of all those around them.

A must for Genghis Khan fans or anyone interested in history. Conn Iggulden is a wonderful Author who has the ability to make the unreachable historical figures real and easier to understand/connect with. They are educational and the descriptions are plentiful helping you to get completely sucked in to battle scenes or just general tribe life.

I would recommend this book, it delivers, is well written and hard to put down. The battle/fight scenes can be a bit gory but that's to be expected.

I have tried not to give too much away as I really would recommend reading these books. I dont want to ruin the story line too much!

Summary: A really great book, part one of an equally great trilogy