Wolf of the Plains: Book 1 (Conqueror) - Hardcover

Iggulden, Conn

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0007201745 ISBN 13: 9780007201747

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2007

Synopsis

The brand new novel from the No.1 bestselling author of Emperor, his series on Julius Caesar. His new novel, ‘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.

About this title

About the Author

Born in London, Conn Iggulden read English at London University and worked as a teacher for seven years before becoming a full-time writer. He lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and their children.

From the Inside Flap

"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. 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.

Conn Iggulden burst onto the scene with Emperor, his series on Julius
Caesar. His non-fiction book, The Dangerous Book For Boys, co-authored with
his brother, was the most talked about bestseller of the year. His new
novel, Wolf of the Plains, is the much anticipated beginning of the
Conqueror series on Genghis Khan and his descendants; an epic story brought
brilliantly to life.

Edition details

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0007201745
• ISBN 13: 9780007201747
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 464