Wolf of the Plains (Conqueror, Book 1)

Conn Iggulden

Sep 2008 · Conqueror Book 1 · HarperCollins UK

About this ebook

From the No.1 bestselling author of ‘Emperor’, ‘Wolf of the Plains’, is the much anticipated beginning of the Conqueror series on Genghis Khan and his descendants. It is a wonderful, epic story which Conn Iggulden brings brilliantly to life.

'I am the land and the bones of the hills. I am the winter.'

Temujin, the second son of the khan of the Wolves tribe, was only eleven when his father died in an ambush.His family were thrown out of the tribe and left alone, without food or shelter, to starve to death on the harsh Mongolian plains.

It was a rough introduction to his life, to a sudden adult world, but Temujin survived, learning to combat natural and human threats. A man, a small family, without a tribe was always at risk but he gathered other outsiders to him, creating a new tribal identity. It was during some of his worst times that the image of uniting the warring tribes and bringing the silver people together came to him. He will become the khan of the sea of grass, Genghis.

Ratings and reviews

Relentless!Epic story.How a boy rises from utter misery to conquer the world.

The Conqueror series is fantastic! I thoroughly enjoyed the first book. Having read it and the others numerous times. I always return. Sublime!!

Hard to put down and really easy to read. Really appreciate the amount of detail and historical accuracy. Looking forward to reading the rest of the books.

About the author

Conn Iggulden is one of the most successful authors of historical fiction writing today. His two number one bestselling series, on Julius Caesar and on the Mongol Khans of Central Asia, describe the founding of the greatest empires of their day. Conn Iggulden lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and their children.