Tamerlane

‘Using many contemporary sources, Marozzi creates a convincing portrait of a complex man… ‘An engaging mixture of history, travelogue and contemporary reportage… well written and skilfully put together’ Jonathan Sumption, Sunday Telegraph (Books of the Year) ‘He has brought the mighty warrior in from the cold and allowed him to stalk these pages with bloody magnificence’ Sunday Times ‘Walking… about the dazzling buildings that are Tamur’s legacy, [Marozzi] brilliantly conveys how everything goes in cycles, both in nature and in human affairs.’ Daily Telegraph ‘Excellent… Provides a superbly rounded and vivid portrait of one of history’s most fascinating personalities’ Evening Standard ‘As well researched in libraries as with boots on the ground in some of the world’s more impenetrable places, this is a fine study of a neglected but linchpin historical figure’ Daily Mail ‘Robust, enthusiastic and richly detailed… full of fascinating, if often gruesome, anecdotes’ Literary Review

Justin Marozzi is a travel writer, historian and political risk consultant. He writes regularly for the Financial Times, Sunday Telegraph and Spectator. His first book, South of Barbary, told the story of his 1,200-mile crossing of the Libyan Sahara by camel. His second book was the bestselling Tamerlane: Sword of Islam, Conqueror of the World. His latest projects are a travel history of Herodotus and a satirical novel based on the war in Iraq.

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