Empire: A Novel of the Golden Age (The Golden Age, 2)

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I read all this author's Ghengis Khan series. Had a love/hate relationship with it. Liked one or two, really liked one, hated the rest. Conn does a great job of establishing a wonderful world with its own mythos and history, and gives you glimpses of the past, exploring and expanding upon it at a steady pace. His magic system is well thought out and balanced, and it plays a significant role in the story. The many important subplots play a crucial role in the main story and each one of them are masterfully intertwined. For some, the second part is where everything comes together, and the characters start connecting with each other affecting one another. It is an old school Fantasy novel, which is strong on character and in which readers are able to immerse themselves in. I loved the way that the author discusses in detail, how catastrophic natural disasters can impact and devastate great nations and allow significant unpredicted changes to take place.. As the drums of battle draw closer, can Pericles rise once more or will the world's greatest empire fall under his watch?

Džingis-kan je postao sinonim za pljačku i uništenje. U jednom interviju se Iggulden našalio da nije bio dobar čak ni prema svojim psima. This book is generally about Pericles, Statesman and supreme Leader of Athens against their fearsome enemies of Sparta, until the outbreak of the plague, and during this leadership he's assisted at first by Ephialtes and later on by Myronides, and always not far behind Pericles there's his friend, the awesome and once banished Strategos on land and sea for Athens, Cimon.I think the reason why Fraser, O'Brian and Bernard Cornwell work so well is that they don't write fictionalised accounts of historical figures; they create a fictional hero and weave them into history. But as I said, perhaps it is an unfair comparison. The two friends are forced to walk different paths, and by the time they meet again everything will have changed. Both will have known love, loss, and violence. And the land where they were once innocent will be thrust into the grip of bitter conflict–a conflict that will set Roman against Roman...and put their friendship to the ultimate test. This book is not only just an intriguing coming-of-age, survival-themed and 'rags to rich' story, it also gives us a vivid picture of how life on the Mongolian harsh plain was like at that time. I also like how the different tribes' way of life is described with rich details. (the author is known for going to Mongolia for research)

Darien” is the first novel in the “Empire of Salt” series and was released in the year 2017. One throne, and twelve families who each race for a throne that is soon going to be made vacant, either by civil war or murder. Welcome to the Empire of Salt. Darien stands right at the tired end of a golden age. Twelve families keep the peace with artefacts and soldiers, memories and spies, and cling to a peace the crumbles and shifts. The people in the city endure what they can’t change.However, this is just the beginning of struggle for Khan. He sends off emissaries who end up dead after immense torture. His trade routes are faced with violent rebellion. Khan: Empire of Silver