Conqueror

Conqueror
Conn Iggulden

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.

CONQUEROR

CONN IGGULDEN

Copyright

While some of the events and characters are based on historical incidents and figures, this novel is entirely a work of fiction.

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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2011

Copyright © Conn Iggulden 2011

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Map copyright © John Gilkes 2011

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Table of Contents

Title Page (#ub8168898-6833-5b08-9abe-1a9bbcacb7b4)

Copyright (#u7ba95cc1-c3c5-5aa8-bcca-4f6332ba68db)

Dedication (#u06b22fc4-1ea8-5acf-986b-34915b40eb52)

Maps (#u95760fd6-ddc7-5336-8f81-63bbed408c8f)

Main Characters (#u6558ebc2-ccf2-5be1-8091-fcce746d1d30)

Part One (#ud151ce58-5cd0-581f-8cb5-e2857e4363aa)

Chapter One (#uaa9d17ad-e2b6-5351-bff9-042fa142c0de)

Chapter Two (#u2342531e-5d5f-5f65-a2ef-bb19f45a9c42)

Chapter Three (#ue7c878eb-5aa4-5f1b-8562-8e292c6a5fe1)

Chapter Four (#uac43b17e-5165-5bd3-98ba-893142f89c0e)

Chapter Five (#uacd47da8-411f-57be-ad04-f0e95c65188a)

Chapter Six (#u006f25ac-0ad4-57f3-9669-9590ff1bbfa8)

Chapter Seven (#ucc2c1bf6-68b9-5d86-8a24-f7692beee942)

Chapter Eight (#u318a64a1-f00d-5399-9f85-638c83f17ae3)

Chapter Nine (#u048d87e6-31a0-56e3-aebc-79ea6bc5ac5e)

Chapter Ten (#u389429a6-40bc-57ee-b9ef-85ec22b39218)

Chapter Eleven (#uf4579f86-235f-5d9f-b9ae-fe55f0a81368)

Chapter Twelve (#uc7ec62bc-3fbb-59d0-a055-9e4b8bd2355a)

Part Two (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fourteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fifteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Sixteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eighteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nineteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-One (#litres_trial_promo)