I was very tempted to go look it up in the history books, but that would be like peeking at the end of the story. I also enjoyed not actually knowing what the outcome of the war with his brother would be. I liked the way he conquered without leaving total destruction in his wake.
It was very interesting to hear this story because it brought up several Khans that I wasn’t aware of.
This was a great story of shifting power within the Mongol nation. Great Finish to the Khan Historical Fiction Series If you approach the story as fiction with some familiar names, you will probably have a fine time listening. Nonetheless, I enjoyed the book a great deal, and Richard Ferrone does a terrific job with the narration. Checking the history subsequently, I found some congruence between these weak points and the major departures from the factual record. Interestingly, there were a few times in the narrative where I had a little trouble believing the story or where it got particularly thin. Unfortunately, while the author made a real effort to stay close to the historical narrative in the first few books and was in the habit of setting the record straight in an informative "Afterword" about instances where he had strayed or invented extensively, this time his story often bears only a passing resemblance to the facts, and he never acknowledges the discrepancies. Plus, he is writing about some of the most amazing personalities in all of human history. He never allows my interest to flag he creates complex and fascinating characters and is able to engage us emotionally he writes battlefield descriptions to a fair-thee-well and builds suspense with remarkable skill.
Iggulden is a superb storyteller, no less here than in the previous Mongol works. I loved the early books in this series, but I am slightly disappointed with this one.
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