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Conn Iggulden

Autor/a de The Dangerous Book for Boys

61+ obres 20,161 Membres 477 Ressenyes 44 preferits

Sobre l'autor

Conn Iggulden is a British fiction writer, born in 1971. He studied at English at the University of London. Iggulden headed the English Department at St. Gregory's Roman Catholic School in London and taught English there for seven years. He left teaching to write his first novel, The Gates of Rome. mostra'n més Iggulden has also co-authored the #1 New York Times bestseller, "The Dangerous Book for Boys". His title Trinity is the second of the series of books covering the Wars of the Roses, when the English noble families were at war with each other. Book 4, Ravenspur: Rise of the Tudors, was released in May 2016 mostra'n menys

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Obres de Conn Iggulden

The Dangerous Book for Boys (2007) 3,956 exemplars
Wolf of the Plains (2007) 1,974 exemplars
The Gates of Rome (2005) 1,942 exemplars
The Death of Kings (2004) 1,388 exemplars
Lords of the Bow (2008) 1,333 exemplars
The Field of Swords (2005) 1,236 exemplars
The Gods of War (2006) 1,187 exemplars
Bones of the Hills (2009) 1,076 exemplars
Stormbird (2013) 942 exemplars
Empire of Silver (2010) 769 exemplars
Conqueror (2011) 603 exemplars
The Blood of Gods (2013) 372 exemplars
Bloodline (2015) 338 exemplars
Ravenspur (2016) 270 exemplars
Dunstan (2017) 235 exemplars
The Falcon of Sparta (2018) 207 exemplars
Darien (2017) 143 exemplars
The Gates of Athens (2020) 139 exemplars
Blackwater (1709) 132 exemplars
The Dangerous Book of Heroes (2009) 110 exemplars
Tollins (2009) 89 exemplars
Protector (2021) 79 exemplars
Shiang (2018) 48 exemplars
The Sword Saint (2019) 37 exemplars
Dynamite Tales (2011) 20 exemplars
How To Blow Up Tollins (2011) 17 exemplars
Fig Tree (2014) 4 exemplars
Genghis 1 exemplars
Nero (2024) 1 exemplars
Athenian 1 exemplars

Obres associades

Down These Strange Streets (2011) — Col·laborador — 500 exemplars

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Data de naixement
1971-01-01
Gènere
male
Nacionalitat
UK
Lloc de naixement
London, England, UK
Llocs de residència
Hertfordshire, England, UK
Educació
University of London (BA) (English)
Merchant Taylors' School, London
St Martin's School, Northwood
Professions
English teacher
novelist
Relacions
Iggulden, Hal (brother)
Biografia breu
Despite finding time to write historical novels and The Dangerous Book for Boys, Conn Iggulden is in some ways better known as a trainer of Tollins. His Tollin troupe, "Small and Mighty," are famous in Tasmania, where they often play to packed houses. "It used to be just a hobby," he says, "but when you've seen a display of Tollin synchronized flying, you realize it's your life's work. Also, they can be transported in shoe boxes, so it's pretty cheap to get around."

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My thanks to the Author publisher's and NetGalley for providing me with a Kindle version of this book to read and honestly review.
All we have come to expect from this Master Author of this genre, excellent research and writing. Absolute quality from first to last page, atmospheric with a real feel for time and place, superb characterisation.
Completely and totally recommended.
 
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Gudasnu | Mar 7, 2024 |
Conn Iggulden’s The Falcon of Sparta puts some flesh on Xenophon’s bare-bones account of his embattled march from Babylon to the Black Sea after the fall of Cyrus the Younger. Iggulden’s excellent historical novel presents the Spartan mercenaries more positively than Xenophon does. Xenophon never moralizes. Iggulden lets us know who is acting honorably and who dishonorably. We know who we like and who we don’t. He sticks close to the historical account—not quite to the level of Tom Wolfe, Truman Capote, or Gay Talese, but he makes it easy to guess when he is embroidering. The March of the Ten Thousand deserves to be better known in the modern world.… (més)
 
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Tom-e | Hi ha 8 ressenyes més | Sep 25, 2023 |
Field of Swords is a heavy book. The third volume in Conn Iggulden’s Emperor series bridges many gaps in the lives of not only Julius Caesar but his companions as well. Yes this is a somewhat fictional account of the lives of these men and women but the story is damn good. The character timeline is off. The writer could have done better by Octavian though. Octavian, the future Emperor, would have only been a child during the Gallic Wars led by Julius. Once again. Historical Fiction. The scenes with Octavian were daring and bold even though he was only a child at the time. The author does include a list of deviations from fact. But does not include anything about Octavian.
This story highlights events that push Julius full force into his destiny. From scorned love to the battlefield. We see a young man grow old far too quickly as he breaks himself not only upon the gears of war and the politics which drive those gears but the desire to walk in the footsteps of a conqueror. The writing in this book is very smooth and seeks to entangle the reader in the mud and blood of the Pre-Empirical years of Rome. The reader is given only a glimpse of the mess that was the invasion of Britannia. The first half of the book is mostly politics but the second half shoves us face down in the dirt. It is impossible to truly understand what these soldiers must have endured. A decade on the battlefields of Gaul…no rest, no quarter and a thousand other unsaid elements that define the life of a Legionnaire in the Roman Army.
In addition to the time on the battlefield we catch a view of what it was like afterwards for these soldiers. In today’s modern world we have PTSD along with checks and balances to help Veterans, but in ancient times there was no such thing. Men weaned on the teats of blood and death lived and died by the sword and it is hard to imagine what their thoughts could have been. All in all Field of Swords is a great read and a proper addition to the series.
… (més)
 
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JHemlock | Hi ha 15 ressenyes més | Sep 11, 2023 |

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Membres
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Popularitat
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Valoració
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Ressenyes
477
ISBN
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Preferit
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