Empire of the Moghul Raiders from the North: Empire of the Moghul, Book 1, (Paperback)

from havetea

I won this wonderful book on Early Reviewers. Despite some choppy transitions I devoured this story. Sometimes I had to re-read to understand time had advanced either several months or years. The characters were sufficiently developed and "touchable" so to speak. Yes some scenes are savage but th...

from ladycato

I received this as part of the LibraryThing Early Reviewers program. This refreshing work of historical fiction tackles geography and history otherwise ignored within the genre: the 16th century rise of the Moghul Empire in what is now a region including Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and India.The stor...

from anna_in_pdx

I asked for this book because I am currently reading a similar book with my partner. It's about Genghis Khan and it's by that guy who wrote the Dangerous Book for Boys. This is not my usual genre but I have read other very similar books, such as Cornwell's Sharpe series, the other series he wrote...

from rarelibrarian

I greatly enjoyed this book. I felt like I was learning while I was reading it, both about the background of the hottest spot in our current history and Islam, but not in a preachy way. The story was engaging, and I really liked that it seemed to be based so closely on the autobiography of Babur....

from CozyLover

Finally got around to finishing this book. It took me several attempts to get into it. The subject matter was so interesting to me I thought this would be a great read, but alas, the author just didn't pull it off. Reading this was like wading through mud. difficult and rather boring. Pity as the...