Bones of the Hills - Conn Iggulden

Bones of the Hills

Iggulden has the skill to make a flowing piece of historical fiction which brings to life personalities of epic figures in history whom we all wish we could understand on a more human-level. This book continues explaining how Genghis turns from boy to a ruthless and legendary figure and that development carries the book series from strength to strength.

One note I feel is work mention is that as with the Emperor series we start to see a slight detachment from what Genghis is feeling inside, and his emotion seems to become detached and what he feels seems to be explained more by his generals than Iggulden’s direct explanation of his thinking. I suppose this makes sense considering it creates a more substantial aura of the Khan, changing into a figure beyond belief. I personally found it worked, but missed the opportunity to be told his direct feelings unlike his childhood in the earlier books.

This is just as good as the other two books; Wolf of the Plains & Lord of the Bow.  If you want to read history at it’s best then Iggulden creates a masterpiece of history ans story telling, by far one of the best authors around today.

Review by: Joanne Kok

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