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Wolf of the Plains
- Conqueror, Book 1
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
- Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins
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Summary
The first book in the bestselling Conqueror series featuring Genghis Khan and his descendants.
'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.
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"Iggulden is in a class of his own when it comes to epic, historical fiction." (Daily Mirror)
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- Simon
- 24-09-16
Leaves You Howling For More!
This is Iggulden at his best. A fine balance of character development and action. The story of the young boy that grew into a fierce warrior is told with near-perfect pacing. There’s lots of action and violence but equally time is devoted to the story of young boys growing up in the harshest of lands among the toughest of men. A young Temujin suffers both at the hands of that terrible icy land and men he should have been able to trust. From this intense crucible one of history’s hardest steel-like characters is forged and the world trembled.
The narration from Stephen Thorne is well done, he isn’t the world’s greatest voice actor but he has a rich, pleasing voice that carries Iggulden’s exciting story well. As starts to a series go this really is excellent and it genuinely does leave us wolves howling for more!
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- Brian
- 02-01-19
Enjoyable but shallow
A good tale but doesn’t really delve into the mindset behind GK and what made him a great leader. Personally I felt the narration was a bit disengaged, sounded like it was reading prizes on s game show rather than telling a story.
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- The_Machinist_Dude
- 30-06-17
Amazing
The best series of books ever published! This is my 4th reading / listening of them
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- Kindle Customer
- 19-01-19
Great story, good narration, grating ending
Conn Iggulden is the master of Historical Fiction - if you have not experienced his Ghengis Khan series, you’re missing out on one of the best historical fiction series out there.
Stephen Thorne is a reasonable narrator, a bit clipped and formal at times, but still engaging.
My big issue with this audiobook is the ending. I have previous read this book before listening to it, and one of my favourite parts of the book is the historical note at the end where Mr Iggulden explains how much of the story is based on historical sources and how much is the creation of the author’s imagination. This segment does not appear in the audio recording and is poorer for it.
However, overall still a worthy listen and a good audiobook.
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- Gavin
- 01-01-19
Truly gripping
I thought the Emperor series was good, but this first book gripping, it brought emotional responses with the play on brothers, family and hardship. Highly recommended.
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-01-18
best audible book I have listened to so far.
this review needs 15 words apparently to be accepted so here they are give or take
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- Lynda Mangoro
- 25-06-17
Very engaging story
You know what's going to happen in the end as the main character is one of the greatest in history. But Iggulden has an amazing ability to create drama, and I'm areas I found surprising. Very good story that stayed true to the culture and history while giving the reader an exciting ride.
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- markyb
- 03-05-17
highly recommend
very good from start to finish. on to the nexted book ... can't wait .
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- Callum
- 02-11-23
Brilliant book - audiobook is great too
Really enjoy the story of the great genghis and how he came to be. I really like the audio too however disappointed that the next book has a different narrator…
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- lee mackay
- 04-10-23
Greatest historical fiction ever !
Honestly one of the greatest fiction books I’ve personally read the detail in environments, characters and battles is captivating
High high recommend
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