Lords of the Bow the epic story of the Khan Dynasty: Book 2 (Conqueror)

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Part of the warrior culture in these books and at this time allowed the victors to take their liberties with the women of vanquished enemies. There is discussion of rape on multiple occasions but there are no graphic incidents. There is a minor sex scene in which sex is implied. There are several other discussions related to sex but overall they are not graphic.

In this book, we follow Genghis Khan, his brothers and his warrior buddies on a quest to conquer more land across Asia! At age of fourteen, the boys separate. Marius joins the legions fighting in Greece and makes his fortune; Gaius remains with his uncle during a bitter civil war and learns invaluable political lessons. There is a large cast of characters that are important in the story of Genghis Khan. His wife, Borte, was an important figure in the first book and she was the reason he made many of his early decisions. While the relationship with his brothers continues to be explored, the relationship with his own children and wife is not. For someone that was so affected by his relationship with his own father, I am interested in Genghis the Father and husband. Hopefully this will be explored in later volumes.Genghis Khan continues to sweep all before him showing a vision for an empire that will stand long after he has gone. The strategy of the Mongol army is fascinating when and how to outsmart their enemy is as much the achievement as the battle itself. The discipline of military planning and execution, the weapons and machines for battle, and the network of scouts and the infrastructure around the armies is absolutely amazing for its time. What a wonderful insight brought to life in an exceptional novel. Since this series was written on the view point of Genghis and the Mongol Empire, therefore the Chi Empire and their royal family are more or less being painted as the 'bad guys' (the author reasons that the Chi Emperor was responsible for the death of Genghis' father), still fortunately the author didn't rely too much on such justification. I mean.........perhaps the Chi Emperor had done some dark things, but it really isn't like Genghis and his buddies are any more merciful or righteous. Something I do like about this book, though it undoubtedly may draw away some readers is that it is meant to be as realistic as possible, despite how gruesome, bloody or dangerous it may seem. This was a time where women where treated incredibly unfairly(and in many countries, still are) and when life was incredibly harsh. This book is full of death and selling off women got others and slavery is also common, so it is may not be suited to younger readers or people who do not like reading this sort of stuff. I did not particularly like this stuff and certainly do not support it and found myself grimacing often when I was reading it, yet it was oddly immersive and makes it fell more like you are actually there with the characters in their current situation. the cover makes it look like it is a "guy" book. It's not just a "guy" book. It actually has romance in there, in fact, there is not one, but two developing romances in this book (not a menage for you erotica thinking peeps but two separate romances one involving Helikaon and Andromache and another involving a minor character and a princess- slight spoiler and I don't want to give it away). Genghis is also portrayed as being extremely loyal to those who follow him and inspiring tremendous loyalty in return. He lavishly rewarded those who fought with him and took care of the families of those who died in battle. He cared about his people deeply, and they in turn cared deeply for him. I think this above all else is something I greatly admired about the man as I think inspiring love and loyalty is always worthy of recognition.

The quotes were also great, there are some good thoughts about many subjects. Specially those said by Odysseus. The things he said when people talked to him had so much depth in my opinion. Now hold up John and Jenny "Jump-the-Gun", don’t go getting me wrong and thinking I condone all of Genghis's actions. He was certainly ruthless to his enemies and, at times, conducted wholesale slaughter of those he conquered. It's also true that he was clearly the aggressor and that his campaign was offensive rather than defensive. HOWEVER, in analyzing his actions from the perspective of his own beliefs and motivations, I came to at least understand (even if I did not fully condone) Genghis Khan’s actions. The messenger stopped and wiped sweat from his brow. When he opened his eyes, he saw that Genghis was looking at him quizzically and his stomach tightened in fear.Spending 13 in Strength and 16 in Agility is required to use the Bow of the Mutilated. Its impressive D+ scaling in strength and C scaling in Agility elevates it to a fully-fledged weapon that efficiently eliminates enemies. The Bow of the Mutilated stands as a formidable choice for players who seek a devastating combination of power and agility. 5. Sin-Piercer Bow Sin-Piercer Bow [Capture By eXputer] Requirements

historically the Xi Xia Emperor at Genghis Khan's time is called Li Anquan ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor...), the 'Xi Xia Emperor' in this novel is totally made up. If you look at the Weapons, I’m using two Hallowed Praise because they have bleed buildup and they scale very well with Agility, which works fantastically for this Build. You can only get one in a playthrough but if another player drops you one, you can get it. This is dropped in Pilgrim’s Perch.Sure there were a few moments where the pacing of the book that felt a bit too slow, I will even admit that some POV and sections in the middle part of the book bored me a bit. However, the last 30% of the book and the overall quality of the writing truly outweigh the flaws. There were a lot of scenes that were done exceptionally like how the main character, Helikaon—based on Prince Aeneas—attained the name Helikaon, the Golden One, and the Lord of the Silver Bow. Plus, Gemmell’s way of building up momentum in the climax sequence and the execution of it was utterly engaging and heroic. Although there wasn’t a lot of character development except for Argurios, each character’s personality and feelings were still well fleshed out and the characters’ voice felt distinctive from each other. Even though there were more or less ten POV in this book, it was pretty easy to distinguish them from each other. Not much further than that, you’ll get the Bow of the Mutilated anyway, which is a Bow that I’m using in my gameplay footage. What I like about the Bow of the Mutilated is it doesn’t have any status effect buildup, which you really don’t need. It has decent Agility scaling, some Strength scaling but it has higher physical, holy, fire, and wither than all the Bows I just mentioned so it’s really good with basically any arrows you’re going to use up to this point of the game. And I highly recommend switching over to it. You’ll notice a damage increase immediately once you get it upgraded. Arrows David Gemmell has been an inspiration for many modern fantasy authors these days, there’s even an annual Fantasy award named after him that has been established since 2009. It’s quite crazy that it took me this long to finally get to reading Gemmell’s book, especially after hearing from many authors whose books I’ve read and loved mention that Gemmell is one of their main inspiration. Alguns meses após ter lido O Lobo das Planícies, primeiro livro dessa série do Conn Iggulden, consegui encaixar Os Senhores do Arco na lista infinita de leitura e afirmo: deveria ter lido antes!

Of course you remember it. So did I. I loved the movie and thought what would it hurt to read a book about it, especially with the kind of dull year I have had in terms of books. What’s one more bad read, right? Although not brothers, the boys are raised together and trained in the arts of war. With the brutal death of Gaius’s father in a slave revolt, the boys take up residence with Gaius’s uncle Marius, a consul who is a leading contender for control of the Republic. From this point on, there is tension between Borte (Genghis' first wife) and Genghis' second wife. Also highlighted in this book is Genghis' estrangement from his eldest son Jochi (whose legitimacy Genghis doubts) and the strife within Genghis' family that this estrangement causes. It pretty much means “anything that’s too much is never good” but with the right context, that kind of prose was incredibly impactful to me. Here’s another one, this time about love:I went into this book really not having a clear idea of what to expect. I think the author wanted it that way because there was no true continuous storyline other than Helikaon is a lost man trying to fight his demons to find his way and that Agamemnon wants to conquer all. But then something unexpected happened. This book gripped me. It got a hold and did not let go of me. I loved every word of it. So much that I’m at a loss of words. But try I shall. There are a lot of large set piece battles this book, but most notable was the battle of Badger Mouth where the Mongols bypassed the choke point by climbing what the Chin thought were impassable peaks - especially in winter. It is with joy that I learned of your glory, my lord Genghis Khan. We had grown weary waiting for our people to know one another and rise. The sun has risen. The river is freed of ice. You are the gurkhan, the one who will lead us all. I will dedicate my strength and knowledge to you.' " Now, I admit, that may not be a perfect justification for starting an aggressive war or even as good as say...I don’t know...claiming that the Xi Xia and the Chin were harboring WMDs. However, I still think that Genghis Khan’s desire to create freedom and safety for his people shows his later actions in a different light even if you don’t agree with his decision to invade Iraq Xi Xia.