THE CONQUEROR SERIES
LORDS OF THE BOW
CONN IGGULDEN
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To my daughter, Sophie
Contents
Title Page Copyright Dedication Map Part One Prologue Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen Chapter Fifteen Part Two Chapter Sixteen Chapter Seventeen Chapter Eighteen Chapter Nineteen Chapter Twenty Chapter Twenty-One Chapter Twenty-Two Chapter Twenty-Three Chapterr Twenty-Four Chapter Twenty-Five Chapter Twenty-Six Chapter Twenty-Seven Chapter Twenty-Eight Chapter Twenty-Nine Chapter Thirty Chapter Thirty-One Chapter Thirty-Two Historical Note Sample Prologue Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Keep Reading About the Author Also By Conn Iggulden About the Publisher
‘Behold, a people shall come from the north, and a great nation. They shall hold the bow and the lance; they are cruel and will not show mercy; their voice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride upon horses, every one put in array, like a man to the battle.’
– Jeremiah 50:41, 42
The khan of the Naimans was