
Conqueror
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Narrated by:
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Richard E Grant
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Written by:
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Conn Iggulden
About this listen
No. 1 bestselling author Conn Iggulden takes on the story of the mighty Kublai Khan. An epic tale of a great and heroic mind; his action-packed rule; and how in conquering one-fifth of the world’s inhabited land, he changed the course of history forever.
A scholar who conquered an empire larger than those of Alexander or Caesar.
A warrior who would rule a fifth of the world with strength and wisdom.
A man who betrayed a brother to protect a nation.
From a young scholar to one of history’s most powerful warriors, Conqueror tells the story of Kublai Khan – an extraordinary man who should be remembered alongside Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great and Napoleon Bonaparte as one of the greatest conquerors the world has ever known.
It should have been a golden age, with an empire to dwarf the lands won by the mighty Genghis Khan. Instead, the vast Mongol nation is slowly losing ground, swallowed whole by their most ancient enemy. A new generation has arisen, yet the long shadow of the Great Khan still hangs over them all …
Kublai dreams of an empire stretching from sea to sea. But to see it built, this scholar must first learn the art of war. He must take his nation’s warriors to the ends of the known world. And when he is weary, when he is wounded, he must face his own brothers in bloody civil war.
©2011 Conn Iggulden (P)2011 HarperCollinsSlow start, GREAT finish
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I really wish this series never ended
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Good but too much variance in volume
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Mongol history
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terrible performance reader should learn to spit
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I thought this was the weakest book in the series. It starts off really slow and builds up in the last 90% of the book. However, it wasn't as compelling as the other books. Books 1-4 kept my attention taut and I couldn't wait til I could get back to listen to them. With this book, I got bored and listened to other books in between. And it was so easy to put it down (even in the last hour) to go do something else. What a struggle to finish the book. I couldn't DNF it after I had invested so much into whole series. If only the author finished his series like he started out, I would've deemed the saga 5/5 stars. The subjects were very interesting and I had looked forward to this book... what a shame.
Avoid this narrator
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This narrator was not great though. He whispers a lot of dialog, and then switches to yelling sometimes. It makes it difficult to choose a volume setting.
Decent story, poor narration
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