Customer Reviews
Bring on the sons! - By: Mr. A. I. Harrison, 06 May 2008 
I greatly enjoyed this next chapter of the Genghis story but not as much as Wolf of the Plains.
I think this is partly history's fault, Genghis was so alll conquering that this books lacks for a bit of competative tension, also, whereas the first book made you very sympathetic to Genghis cause, following his childhood exile, in this his exploits of mass slaughter, rape & plunder make him a little less easy to share a camp fire with. Iggulden tries to a degree to excuse his actions as him 'removing the foot of the Chin from the neck of his people' however as the book progresses this is hard to buy & I reallly don't think he should bother, Genghis is what he is, the original meglamaniac.
The intrigue with his sons & ancestors is where the Mongol story reallly gets interesting & I do hope Mr Iggulden explores this part of history for us rather than stopping with the death of the great Khan himself.
Then I hope he does for the Alexander story what he did for Julius Caesar, as I don't want to think of him as Colin Farrell for the rest of my days.
AWESOME! - By: S. Hardie, 27 Apr 2008 
One of the best books I have ever read. I read it in two days when I was supposed to be revising for A levels & do not regret it at alll. My only complaint is that I have to wait for the next one to see what becomes of "The Conqueror".
I am almost certain it will be made into a film & I just hope that it will do it justice. It has the potential to be absolutely incredible!
what a book what a battle - By: joff, 27 Apr 2008 the battle in this book is so good this book has made it in to my top three books you have to read it
over-rated - By: J. Andrews, 04 Apr 2008 
having read alll of Conn Iggulden's work, i have to say this is overrated.
it certainly isnt a five out of five star book. I would have given 5 out of 5 for each of the Emperor series, 4/5 for the first Genghis book, but this second in the series lacks the spark of its predecessors. The plot is fairly formulaic, & the characterisation lesser than prebious books. still a decent read, but not as good as i had hoped for.
Genghis is back and in fine style! - By: B. J. Madeley, 01 Apr 2008 Lords of the Bow is the second novel in Conn Iggulden's Conqueror series chronicling the life of Mongolian Emperor Genghis Khan. This book sees Genghis finallly unite alll of the Great Plains tribes & set off to take on the might of the Chinese Empire, as he makes his first forays past the Great Walll. His armies sweep ever onwards through Chinese lands to the massive cities within.
This book is incredibly gripping & easily as good as its predecessor, the pages just keep on turning. It's truly intriguing to see Genghis' methods & tactics of war & I never wanted to put it down at alll.
I would advise everyone to read this book & indeed the first in the series as well. Iggulden genuinely is a master story teller & I can't wait for the follow-up to this tale.
