Wolf Of The Plains - Conn Iggulden Reviews

Conn Iggulden, author of the excellent "Emperor" series turns his attention to the incredible story of Genghis Khan in "Wolf Of The Plains", the first of the "Conqueror" trilogy. The story of how Temujin, thrown out of his tribe and left to starve on the Mongolian Plains with his family, became Genghis ...  Read the complete review

Read a few chapters of this book and you will be hooked. The story centres around the life and times of Gengis Khan during which you discover the story of his life and how he came to be Kahn. i have read a large number of historical books and sometimes find they drag a little... The facts within this book are largely true Conn has had ...  Read the complete review

There are few names that reach across history and still have the capacity to cause a shiver of fear and apprehension but Ghengis Kahn is certainly one of them. Lets face it, these days not many people actually know why he has that ability to create this feeling and to most he probably does little more than conjure up images of a tribe of men ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

****I apologise in advance for the terrible spelling!!**** I've just finished reading "Wolf of the Plains" and have thoroughly enjoyed it. After reading lots of historical novels recently my dad suggested that I read this book about the early life of Genghis Khan. Born second son to the Khan of the wolves, Yesugi, ...  Read the complete review

The Book Itself was the first book I had read in many years. From the get go you are in the world of Genghis Kahn, the harsh land that is Mongolia. It is a place where straying too far from your camp is a daring thing but that's exactly the first thing we see Temujin (Young Genghis) and his 4 brothers (Bekhter, Khasar, Khajiun and ...  Read the complete review

At the age of just eleven, Temujin, the second son of the khan of the Wolves is sent to his mother's tribe to progress into adulthood. As his father returns from dropping him off he is killed in an ambush by a rival tribe. Temujin, his mother and brothers are thrown out of the tribe and left to starve on the Mongolian plains as winter approaches. ...  Read the complete review