From the author of the bestselling The Dangerous Book for Boys Sweeping us into a realm of tyrants and slaves, of dark intrigues and seething passions, Conn Iggulden brings us a magnificent novel of ancient Rome--and of the early years of a man who would become the most powerful ruler on earth. In a city of grandeur and decadence, beauty and bloodshed, two boys, best friends, dream of glory in service of the mightiest empire the world has ever known. One is the son of a senator. The other is a bastard child. As young Gaius and Marcus grow to...
From the author of the bestselling The Dangerous Book for Boys Sweeping us into a realm of tyrants and slaves, of da...
From the author of the bestselling The Dangerous Book for Boys The year is 53 B.C. Julius Caesar approaches his final destiny--a destiny that will be decided not by legions but by his friend Brutus and a bewitching Egyptian queen named Cleopatra. . . . Fresh from victory in Gaul, Julius Caesar leads his battle-hardened legions across the Rubicon.The armies of Rome will face each other at last in civil war, led by the two greatest generals ever to walk the seven hills. From the spectacles of the arena to the whispered lies of conspirators, author Conn...
From the author of the bestselling The Dangerous Book for Boys The year is 53 B.C. Julius Caesar approaches his fina...
From the author of the bestselling The Dangerous Book for Boys
Genghis Khan was born Temujin, the son of a khan, raised in a clan of hunters migrating across the rugged steppe. Shaped by abandonment and betrayal, Temujin endured, driven by a singular fury: to survive in the face of death, to kill before being killed, and to conquer enemies who could come without warning from beyond the horizon. Through a series of courageous raids, Temujin s legend grew until he was chasing a vision: to unite many tribes into one, to make the earth tremble under the hoofbeats...
From the author of the bestselling The Dangerous Book for Boys
Genghis Khan was born Temujin, the son of a khan, raised i...
For centuries, primitive tribes have warred with one another. Now, under Genghis Khan a man who lives for battle and blood they have united as one nation, overcoming moats, barriers, deceptions, and superior firepower only to face the ultimate test of all: the great, slumbering walled empire of the Chin. Genghis Khan comes from over the horizon, a single Mongol warrior surrounded by his brothers, sons, and fellow tribesmen. With each battle his legend grows and the ranks of his horsemen swell, as does his ambition. In the city of Yenking modern-day Beijing the Chin will make their final...
For centuries, primitive tribes have warred with one another. Now, under Genghis Khan a man who lives for battle and blood they have united as one nat...
Alles, was Jungs fasziniert: Vom Gokartbau bis zur Spionageabwehr. Ein Muss für alle Väter und ihre Söhne!§Wer verrät Jungs heute, wie man Steine ditscht? Wie man eine Kastanienschleuder baut, sein eigenes Gokart fährt und all das, was eine Kindheit früher so abenteuerlich und einfach großartig machte? Con und Hal Iggulden tun es! Mit Begeisterung haben die beiden das fast schon verloren gegangene Wissen zusammengetragen. Entstanden ist ein einzigartiges Kompendium prall voll lebendiger Information. Da findet sich über Fußballregeln, Flaggencodes, das Sonnensystem, die großen...
Alles, was Jungs fasziniert: Vom Gokartbau bis zur Spionageabwehr. Ein Muss für alle Väter und ihre Söhne!§Wer verrät Jungs heute, wie man Steine...
From the author of the bestselling The Dangerous Book for Boys The Great Khan is dead--and his vast empire, forged through raw courage, tactical brilliance, and indomitable force, hangs in the balance. Now, with the sons of Genghis Khan maneuvering for supremacy, the very qualities that united the fierce Mongol tribes threaten to tear them apart. Genghis's tough and canny heir, Ogedai, is on the verge of becoming the new Khan. Inexplicably, Ogedai has delayed his coronation to complete a project many deem a folly: the building of Karakorum, a magnificent...
From the author of the bestselling The Dangerous Book for Boys The Great Khan is dead--and his vast empire, forged th...
The bestselling book for every boy from eight to eighty, covering essential boyhood skills such as building tree houses*, learning how to fish, finding true north, and even answering the age old question of what the big deal with girls is.
In this digital age there is still a place for knots, skimming stones and stories of incredible courage. This book recaptures Sunday afternoons, stimulates curiosity, and makes for great father-son activities. The brothers Conn and Hal have put together a wonderful collection of all things that make being young or young at heart fun--building...
The bestselling book for every boy from eight to eighty, covering essential boyhood skills such as building tree houses*, learning how to fish, fin...
For lovers of thrilling adventure and grand history, the bestselling co-author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Dangerous Book for Boys has written a magnificent novel with a hero for the ages: the legendary, visionary conqueror Kublai Khan. A succession of ruthless men have seized power in the wake of Genghis Khan's death--all descendants of the great leader, but none with his indomitable character. One grandson, Guyuk, strains the loyalties of the tribes to the breaking point, and another, Mongke, brutally eliminates the opposition and dispatches his younger...
For lovers of thrilling adventure and grand history, the bestselling co-author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Dangerous Book for...
One of history s most notorious assassinations sets the stage for a riveting tale of political intrigue, epic battle, and righteous retribution in a new novel of ancient Rome from #1 "New York Times" bestselling author Conn Iggulden. THE BLOOD OF GODS Julius Caesar has been cut down. His blood stains the hands of a cabal of bold conspirators, led by famed general Marcus Brutus whom Caesar once called a friend. Have these self-proclaimed liberators bravely slain a power-mad tyrant or brutally murdered the beloved Father of Rome? Hailed as heroes by a complicit Senate and granted...
One of history s most notorious assassinations sets the stage for a riveting tale of political intrigue, epic battle, and righteous retribution in a n...