Conn Iggulden Wars of the Roses Series 4 Books Collection Set (Stormbird, Trinity, Ravenspur, Bloodline)

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Witness the rise of the Tudors in the stunning conclusion to Conn Iggulden's powerful retelling of the Wars of the Roses. After Henry escapes, the story turns to Edward and his brother Richard. The picture the author draws of Edward is not at all flattering! He is depicted as a womanizing, drunken and overweight lout. Richard is the faithful little brother who does Edward’s dirty work. I thought Mr. Iggulden’s portrayal of Richard’s spinal problems and the affect they had on him was well done. Now under Genghis Khan, they unite and go against a common enemy, the mighty slumbering walled empire of the Chin. Bones of the Hills The boy who was abandoned by his tribe in the wilderness has now grown into one of the most powerful and feared leader in history. Genghis Khan has gone after tribes fighting against each other and unified them to exist under his rule. United, they battle against their oldest enemies. But Iggulden’s story is, almost to the letter, all true. Stormbird is the first in a trilogy on the Wars of the Roses, and his retelling is a truly mesmerizing romp through 15th-century England and France.

Iggulden co-wrote a book with his brother Hal, The Dangerous Book for Boys. It covers around eighty topics, from building a soapbox racer and tying knots, to learning about famous battles and how to make potassium aluminium sulphate crystals. [12] It was released in the UK in June 2006, reprinted a month later and was voted British Book of the Year at the Galaxy British Book Awards. Lords of the Bow (2008, ISBN 978-0-00-720177-8) (titled Genghis: Lords of the Bow 2010, ISBN 978-0-385-34279-7)Johnson, Ani (May 2017). "Dunstan: One Man Will Change the Fate of England by Conn Iggulden". thebookbag.co.uk . Retrieved 19 April 2018. One of them is a senator’s son, who has been given everything to achieve his dream. The other is an adopted child who is cunning and strong. His love for his adoptive family and brother will be the most powerful force in his life. Merece especial atención la semblanza que se hace del cuerpo de élite más importante de Europa durante varios siglos, hasta que las armas de fuego empiezan a ser verdaderamente efectivas: El arquero inglés portador del arco largo. Este cuerpo de arqueros decidió muchas batallas durante la Guerra de los 100 años y causaba verdadero pavor entre los caballeros acorazados franceses, ya que sus armaduras eran ineficientes y caían como moscas ante sus flechas. Estos arqueros eran cuidados con mimo, eran escasos, formar a un arquero capaz de manejar estas armas con precisión y con la cadencia de tiro infernal que alcanzaban solo se conseguía entrenando a diario y desde la infancia, de hecho un rey inglés (Eduardo I), prohibió todos los deportes salvo el tiro con arco para promover esta práctica entre sus súbditos. Cualquier pérdida de estos soldados en batalla constituía para los ingleses, siempre en minoría numérica, una pérdida irreemplazable. Wolf of the Plains (2007, ISBN 978-0-00-720175-4) (titled Genghis: Birth of an Empire 2010, ISBN 978-0-385-34421-0) He's got men who were already dead at the time appearing in key scenes just because he LIKES them. He's got things that happened over the space of several years smushed into the same time frame, making you think a tidal wave of crap crashed down on England all at once. He leaves out real facts for invented 'dramatic turns of events' obscuring the actual reasons for why things played out as they did (= warping historical understanding for those who read to learn).

One thing I took from his previous two series, the Caesar led Emperor novels and the Mongol centred saga, was that his style felt very grand, detailed and rich in detail yet somehow a little detached from the action. By that I mean, although there was elements of getting inside key characters minds, by and large it felt as if it were written by an observer, or an outsider rather than someone palpably in the middle of the action. Taking place in 1437, this sees Henry VI acceding to the throne, with King Henry V having been dead for a long time now. With a frail stature and equally frail mind, he must enlist the help of the Duke of Suffolk, William de la Pole, and the Spymaster Derry Brewer to assist in his running of the kingdom. Believing England needs to be run by a strong king, the Duke of York Plantagenet Richard feels that it’s time for a new leader if England is to survive the oncoming threat from France. Will they gain power and oust King Henry V? Can England survive this period of turmoil and upheaval? What will they all do in the face of the Stormbird? Credit where credit is due, though: the writing flows quite well and some of the landscape descriptions/actions scenes are done more than competently. And the golden cover of the German edition is really, really pretty.In September 2009 he wrote a children's book Tollins: Explosive Tales for Children through HarperCollins. Iggulden has since written three stories to accompany the story of the Tollins. [13] Other works [ edit ] Empieza el reinado del desafortunado Enrique VI, rey débil, quizá marcado por el carácter de su padre, el triunfador de Azincourt y también usurpador de la Corona, tras derrocar a Ricardo II, hijo del primogénito de Eduardo III, el Príncipe Negro, acontecimiento que es el verdadero desencadenante de la Guerra de las Rosas. In telling his story, the author has created a couple of fascinating fictional characters. The first is Derry Brewer, who is the King’s spymaster and all around fix it man. His sole desire is to serve the king and accomplish the King’s desires no matter what it costs the Kingdom in general or him personally. Another gripping character is Thomas Woodchurch, an English settler in the county of Maine and an old companion of Derry. Mr. Iggulden uses these two characters to illustrate what the loss of England’s French possessions cost the common man. Not here. Here it's scene, scene, scene, mega long scene, mega long scene, scene, tiny summary, mega long scene.

The first book in #1 New York Times-bestselling author Conn Iggulden’s brilliant new historical series about two families who plunged England into a devastating, decades-long civil war. More distracting are some of the lines uttered by the characters, particularly the over-the-top bombast of Derry Brewer and the wooden delivery of the Duke and Duchess of York. These are partially remedied by the flashes of humor injected into the drama, as they must have been even during the wars. At a critical juncture during Cade’s rebellion, a nasty, ankle-deep trudge through London’s “Shiteburn Lane” sends a young lord’s (and the reader’s) eyes rolling. This is the last book in this series. Here, Julius Caesar has been assassinated and a bloody revenge from a mourning nation is bound to be executed. He was killed by one of his most trusted allies. Currently, the self-appointed Liberatores run for refuge in the senate neglecting the power of Caesar’s adopted son, Octavian. And all this he does because the down time, the true pace, of history is "boring" (his words). Dunno. It could also be a case of *cough, bad structuring choices, cough* The first book in #1 New York Times- bestselling author Conn Iggulden’s brilliant new historical series about two families that plunged England into a devastating, decades-long civil war.Iggulden released a four-book series, the Wars of the Roses, [7] starting with Stormbird, in 2013, Margaret of Anjou [8] (called Trinity in the UK) in 2014, Bloodline [9] in 2015, and Ravenspur [10] in 2016. Utilizando en todo momento personajes históricos, Iggulden nos presenta una Inglaterra "gobernada" por un rey débil Enrique VI, al que casan con una joven Margarita en busca de una tregua con Francia, el enemigo acérrimo (pocos años después de la ejecución de Juana de Arco), a costa de lo que sea y quien sea, dejando en la calle a cientos de ingleses que se ven desposeídos de sus granjas por un acuerdo maldito desde el principio. However, this isn’t to overlook the first part of the novel even if the Richard section was quite literally slapped on the end. There was some great storytelling; it was up to standard and it really followed on well from the previous book. The title “Ravenspur” is a reference to Edward’s return landing onto the shores of England. It’s appropriate. The second part “Rise of the Tudors” should have been the name for the fifth book in the series, a book that should have just been about Richard III and the subsequent victory of Henry VII. In 1437, the Lancaster king Henry VI ascends the throne of England after years of semi-peaceful regency. Named “The Lamb,” Henry is famed more for his gentle and pious nature than his father’s famous battlefield exploits; already, his dependence on his closest men has stirred whispers of weakness at court.

The events in Stormbird take place roughly between 1443 and 1454, although Iggulden admits in his postscript notes that several items are moved around for the sake of narrative. The notes, along with the dizzying family trees provided at the start, are riveting, as they confirm most of the historical details and events. In 2017, he published a historical fiction novel called Dunstan, [11] chronicling the life of the 10th-century monk and political adviser to the Saxon Kings of England, St. Dunstan. Unlike other novels surrounding this time within our fascinating and sometimes brutal history, Stormbird speaks of what happened to REAL men and explains clearly why events took place. Conn Iggulden’s tight grasp on the reality of such distinctive events within our past is so assured, that you end up not only gaining an altogether clear image of it all, but something much closer to the heart. Those people who lived and struggled, who did their best in a time of adversity and change, are the greatest stories ever told – touching you inwardly and striking a chord in all our hearts. I felt the authenticity behind every word, which I could connect with as well as learn from. This truly is a powerful piece of prose and a new novel that is a shining jewel amongst a very competitive genre.To put that into context. I thought the Genghis Khan series much better than his Roman series - partly because he seemed to have found his style and tempo and secondly as an Ancient Historian by degree I have read many better Rome based series than his, which I felt were solid rather than spectacular. 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 I think the style of Iggulden’s writing made this novel what it is. He shows us each character’s situation in a manner that suggests that there is no right or wrong. Both sides of the war had a reason to fight, and the author’s portrays this is a completely neutral manner; thus, he leaves it up to the reader to decide if they follow the white rose or the red rose into battle, and the nest of court politics. Personally, I was rooting for the house of York. Duke Richard only wanted what was best for his country. The account of the rebellion itself is a brilliant tool for understanding the various power struggles of the time. The ill king and inexperienced queen, the courtiers jostling to keep them in power, and the myriad lords seeking to unseat them were all forced to join hands to combat the most dangerous threat: an angry and oppressed population.