More wot I have read…

Lords of the Bow by Conn Iggulden

This was another charity shop purchase. This is the second in a trilogy, but I don’t think that matters. It is a ‘boys own’ sort of read and is entertaining in its own way, well written and researched without being overburdened with a desire to educate.


‘His warriors only have the bow, the horse and an iron discipline born from a land of ice, hunger and death. Genghis Khan, the greatest of the warriors, must unite the most warlike tribes on earth in order to forge a new nation from the wild plains and mountains of Mongolia.

To achieve this, he must break the ancient enemy who has kept his people divided; he must attack them in their fortresses and walled cities; he must find a new way of warfare, while at the same time coping with his restless generals, ambitious brothers and growing sons.’