A review by dozylocal
Genghis: Birth of an Empire by Conn Iggulden

4.0

3.5 stars (almost a 4). I thoroughly enjoyed this book. This isn't the typical type of book we usually have in our book club, so reading a different gendre was nice. The story moves at a fair pace which means you keep reading to find out what happens next. This is the first book of a series which also works well as a stand-alone. It starts when Genghis Kahn is still around 13 years old racing horses against his brothers in his father's tribe. Sadly his family's fortunes take a sad turn for the worst and he and his family are deserted on the plains and left to die. They somehow manage to survive and the story culminates with Genghis gathering a significant portion of the tribes together to tackle the Tatars invading from the north. The story/series is loosely based in fact but is written like a story rather than a historic novel. All-in-all thoroughly enjoyable and if you're looking for an action-type read for the holidays, highly recommended!