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Raiders from the North: Empire of the Moghul Audiobook
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Raiders from the North ushers in a bold, panoramic new historical series that tells the unknown story of the Moghul emperors, chronicling the rise and fall of one of the most powerful, opulent, and glittering dynasties in history. Descended from the legendary Tamburlaine, the Moghuls rose out of Central Asia in the sixteenth century. Raiders from the North tells the astounding story of their young king, who led his warriors against rampaging armies and ruthlessly ambitious enemies to found an empire that would dominate the continent. Full of action, drama, and character, with epic battles, incredible journeys, and lives ravaged by treachery, this is the perfect book for fans of fast-paced tales of adventure during some of the most tumultuous eras in history.
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"Alex Rutherford has successfully brought to life the culture and civilization of central Asia in the 15th century. As the trial and tribulations of Babur and his 'destiny' enfolds, the readers is transported to his world. We feel his pain and joy till he finally succeeds in creating the great Mughal Empire. The characters come out live and vibrant whether historical or fictional. Baburi may have been a figment of the writers imagination but his portrayal is second only to Babur.I think it's a perfect blend of history and fiction. Every student of Mughal history would do well to read this book,for he does not deviate from historical facts. They will remember the events more vividly than the dull text books tend to portray."
— Hari (5 out of 5 stars)
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In Babur, [Rutherford] has found a rel-life hero, with all the flaws, mistakes and misadventures that spark true heroism.... Breathtaking stuff.
— Manda Scott, author of The Boudica Quartet
Raiders from the North Listener Reviews
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" Graphic and racy style of writing. The author brings history alive with the jargons "
— Deepa, 2/18/2014 -
" Brilliantly written.History has been deftly dealt with some characters created to suit the narration.The trials and tribulations of Babur as well as his solitude has been wonderfully captured. "
— Anshuman, 2/16/2014 -
" History in any case is fascinating. However, if it can be narrated in the manner in which Rurtherford has, it will never be boring. This is history being written as a fast paced fiction. "
— Anil, 2/14/2014 -
" Pretty good looking forward to reading more historical fictions by this author. After the book, he outlines which characters were real and which were works of fiction. Always a bonus. "
— Servius, 2/8/2014 -
" Alex Rutherford does well to dramatise Babur and the establishing the roots of the Mughal Empire which shaped so much of the south east asian history. Great read which also pretty accurate to what I remember from my 8th grade history textbooks. "
— Sid, 1/11/2014 -
" Excellent start to the History of the Mongol empire "
— Dan, 12/31/2013 -
" An amazing account of Babur's conquests and rule in India. "
— Neha, 12/25/2013 -
" With excerpts from Baburnama, Alex Rutherford has done a fantastic job creating fictional details around historical facts. Reading this book gives you a thrilling look into the life of Babur and his journey from Ferghana to Samarkhand to Kabul and from Kabul into India. "
— Harith, 12/2/2013 -
" I have a personal interest in Central Asia, and so the subject of the Mogul Dynasty founder Babur was particularly interesting to me. It's one of the very few historical novels I've read, and I very much enjoyed it. "
— Tom, 11/26/2013 -
" History being made not only educative and informative, but also thoroughly entertaining. Excited about reading the rest of the books. Hope they are backed by enough facts and this one was by 'BaburNama'. "
— Deepti, 11/9/2013 -
" a wonderful journey binded with fiction through the early moughal era "
— Tushar, 7/17/2013 -
" An excellent introduction to this four book series which tells the story of one of the worlds greatest dynasties. "
— Alun, 5/26/2013 -
" Great series. Well researched, detailed and most important alive, interesting and exciting! "
— Vickram, 2/20/2013 -
" History painstakingly reconstructed and engagingly told. The narrative is very fluid and thrilling (especially the battle scenes). "
— Nehal, 9/6/2012 -
" for recreating 15th century central Asia and India in an engaging way, the couple deserve applause. by portraying the medieval sense of loyalty, bravery and valour, the authors have done a good job. language is not rich or ornamental, but the flow of story and descriptions are good. "
— Sreejith, 7/9/2012 -
" Excellent account of how Mughals rose to power. Compelling account very interesting read. "
— Pallavi, 4/28/2012 -
" fact-based, with some fiction thrown in, account of establishing of the Moghul dynasty/empire...very interesting "
— Alex, 1/28/2012 -
" Raiders from the North is a very good book. It takes place in Persia, China, and Afganistan. Takes place in the late 1400's thru about 1600. I was caught up in this book until I finished it. "
— Charlie, 9/25/2011 -
" Impressing HF Impressed me a lot and the story telling was also good. "
— Shofi, 9/4/2011 -
" It was a good story and there is no good reason why it didn't hook me the way Penman does, and yet it didn't. I have no explanation. "
— Barbara, 6/23/2011 -
" a wonderful journey binded with fiction through the early moughal era "
— Tushar, 4/27/2011 -
" This one was OK. I learned more about the founding of the Mughal Empire, which was most of the reason for reading the book. But the writing isn't that good. "
— Linda, 12/29/2010 -
" Pretty good looking forward to reading more historical fictions by this author. After the book, he outlines which characters were real and which were works of fiction. Always a bonus. "
— Servius, 8/3/2010 -
" About Babur, founder of Mughal empire. Fictionalized, so easy read. Babur's struggles and perseverance paid off in spite of the many reverses. Remarkable story of confidence and grit prevailing against all odds. "
— Harmeet, 7/30/2010 -
" Raiders from the North is a very good book. It takes place in Persia, China, and Afganistan. Takes place in the late 1400's thru about 1600. I was caught up in this book until I finished it. "
— Charlie, 6/9/2010 -
" One of the best narration on a true life. Every detail of Mogul era is captured with acute care. There are many occasions where you simply lost into the story and begin to imagine the scenes narrated for Babur's life. This book is one of the best find of me in recent times. "
— R4nj33t, 5/24/2010 -
" With excerpts from Baburnama, Alex Rutherford has done a fantastic job creating fictional details around historical facts. Reading this book gives you a thrilling look into the life of Babur and his journey from Ferghana to Samarkhand to Kabul and from Kabul into India. "
— Harith, 9/29/2009
About Alex Rutherford
Alex Rutherford is the pen name of Diana Preston and her husband, Michael, whose nonfiction has been awarded the Los Angeles Times Science and Technology Prize and been praised worldwide. Between them they have written seven books, including Cleopatra and Antony, Taj Mahal, and Before the Fallout. They live in London.
About Simon Vance
Simon Vance (a.k.a. Robert Whitfield) is an award-winning actor and narrator. He has earned more than fifty Earphones Awards and won the prestigious Audie Award for best narration thirteen times. He was named Booklist’s very first Voice of Choice in 2008 and has been named an AudioFile Golden Voice as well as an AudioFile Best Voice of 2009. He has narrated more than eight hundred audiobooks over almost thirty years, beginning when he was a radio newsreader for the BBC in London. He is also an actor who has appeared on both stage and television.