Synopses & Reviews
Already an international bestseller, A Kingdom Divided continues the epic story of the Moghuls, one of the most magnificent and violent dynasties in world history.
India, 1530. Humayun, the newly crowned second Moghul emperor, is a fortunate man. His father has left him wealth, glory, and an empire that stretches a thousand miles south of the Khyber Pass. But, unbeknownst to him, his half-brothers are plotting against him. They doubt that he has the strength, the will, the brutality needed to command the Moghul armies and lead them to still-greater glories. Soon Humayun will be locked in a terrible battle: not only for his crown, not only for his life, but for the existence of the very empire itself.
Review
Praise for
A Kingdom Divided "A perfect summer read--fast paced and completely absorbing" --
City A.M. (UK)
"A roaring landslide of an historical epic full of the red-hot heat of battle and the blackout of treachery, with a cast of characters to die for." --The Northern Echo (UK)
"The hand-to-hand combat pulsates with heroic vigor and plentiful gore, sure to entertain fans, and the climax paves the way for the next epic entry." --Publishers Weekly
"Literally packed with the stuff of lengend--bloody battles, brutal killings, and treachery--this is a turbulent and timeless story told with gripping reality and epic scope." --Lancashire Evening Post (UK)
About the Author
ALEX RUTHERFORD is the pen name for Diana and Michael Preston, whose nonfiction has been awarded the Los Angeles Times Science and Technology Prize and been praised worldwide. They are also authors of Raiders From The North, the first book in the Empire of the Moghul series. They live in London.