Kingdom Divided: 2 (Empire of the Moghul) - Softcover

“There are few books in India in the genre of readable, popular historical fiction and the series is a most welcome addition. The books take familiar historical figures from musty history books and place them in the settings of thrilling adventure stories.”--"Daily Times India"

“Rutherford very deftly recreates the life and times of the second Moghul Emperor who ruled present-day Afghanistan, Pakistan, and parts of northern India. . . . Like the first book, this one also reflects Rutherford’s amazing talent for recreating history as fiction.”--"The Sunday Tribune "(India)

"Beautifully captures the vast panorama of Hindustan in the early sixteenth century. . . One can almost hear the boom of cannon and screams of fallen soldiers.”--"Deccan Chronicle"

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International Praise for "A Kingdom Divided: """ "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"""
"This book has everything: a flawed yet heroic leader, love, jealousy, and treachery. It is a perfect summer read--fast paced and completely absorbing." --"City A.M." (U.K.)
"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" (U.K.)
"Literally packed with the stuff of legend--bloody battles, brutal killings, and treachery--this is a turbulent and timeless story told with gripping reality and epic scope." --"Lancashire Evening Post" (UK)
"Extremely readable . . . and Rutherford . . . has mined the rich historical material to tell a cracking tale." --"The Times of India
""Rutherford very deftly re-creates the life and time

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)

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)""

"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)

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.