'A bloody saga of strife and loss ... The author has done a great job of building up the drama and tension of the conquests and defeats of Babur' – Indian Express]

'A rip-roaring adventure story' – Sunday Midday

'A must-pick with all the makings of a bestseller' – Hindustan Times]

'Extremely readable… and Rutherford… has mined the rich historical material to tell a cracking tale' – Times of India

'Like the first book, this one also reflects Rutherford's amazing talent for recreating history as fiction … he manages to create well-rounded characters, breathtaking battle scenes, and exotic background' – Tribune

'In his depiction of 16th-century Asia, Alex Rutherford has set the bar high for his sequels' – Daily Mail

'Empire of the Moghul is an interesting historical novel that offers an alternative to the traditional stories about Romans and Egyptians, and instead focuses on the less well-known rise of the Moghuls in India… containing some excellent battle scenes and thrilling moments…' – Canberra Times

'[The] account of early Moghul emperors and the relationship between Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal… provides a thoroughly enjoyable romp in the harems' – Financial Times

'Every page offers a vivid image or telling detail that captures the deeply weird and violent world of the Moghuls. We're given internecine rivalry, the paranoia, poisonings, torturing and killings, flaying, blinding, knifing. Never have jewels, precious metals... cascaded over the page as they do here' – Spectator

'A hugely entertaining book...' – Mail on Sunday]

'Enthralling... a rollicking yarn...with erudite asides' – Australian

Covers Clive's arrival in India as an East India Company clerk and his transformation into an ambitious and ruthless general for the colonial British government, and the victory of British forces over Nawab of Bengal Siraj-ud-Daulah at the Battle of Plassey in 1757, which established British dominance in India